Capon Lake Whipple Truss Bridge
The Capon Lake Whipple Truss Bridge, formerly known as South Branch Bridge or Romney Bridge, is a historic Whipple truss bridge in Capon Lake, West Virginia, United States.Photo: Justin.A.Wilcox, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in West Virginia
- Also known as: “Romney Bridge” and “South Branch Bridge”
- Address: Carpers Pike, Capon Lake, WV
- Inscription: “Capon Lake Whipple Truss Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hebron Church and Baker Mountain.
Hebron Church
Church
Photo: Justin.A.Wilcox, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hebron Church is a mid-19th-century Lutheran church in Intermont, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Hebron Church was founded in 1786 by German settlers in the Cacapon River Valley, making it the first Lutheran church west of the Shenandoah Valley. Hebron Church is situated 3,300 feet southwest of Capon Lake Whipple Truss Bridge.
Baker Mountain
Peak
Baker Mountain is a mountain ridge in southeastern Hampshire County, West Virginia. The mountain runs southwest northeast between Yellow Spring and the Hardy County line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capon Lake and Intermont.
Capon Lake
Hamlet
Capon Lake is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle region. Capon Lake is situated between Yellow Spring and Intermont at the junction of West Virginia Route 259 and Capon Springs Road along the Cacapon River. Capon Springs Run empties into the Cacapon here across from the old Capon Lake Whipple Truss Bridge.
Intermont
Hamlet
Photo: Caponer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Intermont is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States, located along West Virginia Route 259 on the Cacapon River.
Yellow Spring
Hamlet
Photo: Justin.A.Wilcox, CC BY 3.0.
Yellow Spring is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. According to the 2000 census, the Yellow Spring community has a population of 296. Yellow Spring is situated 2 miles northeast of Capon Lake Whipple Truss Bridge.
Capon Lake Whipple Truss Bridge
- Categories: truss bridge, iron bridge, road bridge, footbridge, historic site, and transportation
- Location: Hampshire, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.15866° or 39° 9′ 31″ northLongitude
-78.53483° or 78° 32′ 5″ westOpen location code
87F35F58+F3OpenStreetMap ID
node 5435805407OpenStreetMap feature
historic=bridgeWikidata ID
Q16900373
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In Other Languages
“Capon Lake Whipple Truss Bridge” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “কেপন লেক হুইপল ট্রাস সেতু”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hebron Church Cemetery and Hebron Lutheran Church Community Building.
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