Cheat Bridge, West Virginia
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Cheat Bridge is an unincorporated community in southeastern Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. It is located near U.S. Route 250's crossing of the Shavers Fork River.
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[edit] Cheat Bridge
As its name suggests, Cheat Bridge is named because of the bridge over Shavers Fork of Cheat River located here. Presumably there was a prior bridge for the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, but the current bridge on site is a steel truss bridge in 1912 by the Canton Bridge Company. This bridge currently carries County Route 250/4, which provides access to adjacent Monongahela National Forest lands. The existing bridge is in rather poor shape and has a 3-ton load limit.
Today, U.S. Route 250 crosses the Shavers Fork River on a 1934 truss bridge located approximately 0.5 miles (0.80 km) north of Cheat Bridge.[1]
[edit] Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad
Cheat Bridge also serves as a stop for the Cheat Mountain Salamander train operated by the Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad. Prior to 2008, the Cheat Mountain Salamander was powered by a railcar that departed from Cheat Bridge. Beginning in 2008, this train is now operated as a regular passenger train departing from the Elkins depot. For a shorter 3-hour trip to Spruce, passengers may still board at Cheat Bridge.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ U.S. 250 Bridge at Shavers Fork Cheat River. nationalbridges.com National Bridge Inventory Bridges. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
- ^ Cheat Mountain Salamander. Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad. Retrieved on 2008-06-04.
[edit] See also
- Monongahela National Forest
- Gaudineer Knob, located to the east on Shavers Mountain
- White Top, located to the west on Cheat Mountain
[edit] External links
- Cheat Bridge, West Virginia is at coordinates Coordinates:
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