Hampshire County, WV
The metal bridge over the Cacapon River is no longer open the vehicles, but is maintained as an exhibit. It is a Whipple Truss bridge and was first erected in 1874. A structural engineer named Squire Whipple is known as the father of iron bridges because he figured out out how to build strong metal bridges by mathematically analyzing forces and stresses in structures, incorporating double intersection diagonals into the truss design.
Nearby is a more modern bridge that was built in 1991.
The school bus makes a nice reflection. Squire Whipple reminded me of a TV commercial that was popular when I was in school " "Don't squeeze the Charmin". ;-)
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