Gauley Bridge station

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Gauley Bridge Railroad Station
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Gauley Bridge Railroad Station
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LocationOff WV 16/39, Gauley Bridge, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°9′53″N81°11′46″W / 38.16472°N 81.19611°W / 38.16472; -81.19611
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1893
ArchitectKanawha and Michigan Railroad Co.
NRHP reference No. 80004018 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 15, 1980

Gauley Bridge Railroad Station is a historic railroad station in Gauley Bridge, West Virginia. The station was constructed on a Kanawha and Michigan Railroad line in 1893 and later became a Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad station. It closed to trains in 1958 and became a fire station for the Gauley Bridge Volunteer Fire Department until it closed permanently in 1973. The station is reflective of company-built small-town railroad stations of its era. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 15, 1980. [2]

Preceding station Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Following station
Deepwater
toward Cincinnati
Main Line Hawks Nest

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for Gauley Bridge Railroad Station" (PDF). West Virginia Division of Culture and History. December 21, 1979. Retrieved March 17, 2010.