Stouts Mill Bridge
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The Stouts Mill Bridge is a historic camel-back through truss bridge
that brings Duskcamp Rd. over Little Kanawha River
in Stouts Mill, Gilmer County, West Virginia
. The bridge was built in 1897. It was designed and/or built by the Canton Bridge Company
.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1998.
Truss bridge
A truss bridge is a bridge composed of connected elements which may be stressed from tension, compression, or sometimes both in response to dynamic loads. Truss bridges are one of the oldest types of modern bridges...
that brings Duskcamp Rd. over Little Kanawha River
Little Kanawha River
The Little Kanawha River is a tributary of the Ohio River, 169 mi long, in western West Virginia in the United States. Via the Ohio, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 2,320 mi² on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau...
in Stouts Mill, Gilmer County, West Virginia
Gilmer County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,160 people, 2,768 households, and 1,862 families residing in the county. The population density was 21 people per square mile . There were 3,621 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile...
. The bridge was built in 1897. It was designed and/or built by the Canton Bridge Company
Canton Bridge Company
Canton Bridge Company was a firm that was later incorporated into the American Bridge Company. The firm was established in Canton, Ohio in 1892 and became one of the nation's biggest bridge-builders during the early 20th century. It designed and/or built many bridges that later became listed on...
.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1998.