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• Was still part of Virginia at time of completion. The bridge was located on (or close to) the alignment of Washington Street. East Charleston's Lovell Street eventually became East Washington Street.
• Damaged during Civil War. An article in the August 2, 1861 issue of the New York Times mentions: "A junction of our forces having now been effected, the army at once moved on to Elk River, which debouches into the Kanawha at Charleston, where the army encamped for the night. We would have crossed the stream at once, and marched through the town the same evening, but for the fact that the rebels had partially destroyed the beautiful suspension bridge which spans Elk River at this spot, rendering it unsafe for passage. Not content with burning a portion of the flooring, they nearly severed the strands which support the structure, and aid their work, too, in the most bungling manner. A more shameless piece of vandalism I never witnessed. While the army slept, a company of sappers and miners repaired the damage, and yesterday the army, nearly five thousand strong, marched through the streets of Charleston."
• Near 1884 (suspension bridge) - Charleston, West Virginia, USA.

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• Elk River Suspension Bridge Collapse

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• AAJ: Repaired by William Hildenbrand a few years after completion.
• Near 1852 Charleston (Lovell Street) - Charleston, West Virginia, USA.

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• Bridgemeister.com gives you the good, the bad, and the ugly.

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• Bridgehunter.com | Abandoned Elk River Bridge North of Dorfee

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• Very narrow vehicular suspension bridge.
• 4,200-pound weight limit imposed, 1968.

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