Piers Of Glade Creek Coal and Lumber Railway Bridge Looking Down New River, Glade, W. Va.
Identifier:
038924
Collection Number:
A&M 3762
Title:
Piers Of Glade Creek Coal and Lumber Railway Bridge Looking Down New River, Glade, W. Va.
Date:
1990/08
Creator:
Long, Roy; Summers County, W. Va.
Description:
The piers were part of the a 750-foot railroad bridge spanning the New River near the mouth of Glade Creek. The line was operated by the Glade Creek Coal and Lumber Railway, 1924-1929 and Babcock Coal & Timber Company, 1929-1936 . The bridge was salvage by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad during World War II.
Subjects:
Bridges., Railroad bridges--West Virginia--Glade.
Corporate Names:
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company., Glade Creek Coal and Lumber Company.
