Near Glenville in Gilmer County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

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Duck Run Cable Suspension Bridge

Photographed by Forest McDermott, November 10, 2008

1. Duck Run Cable Suspension Bridge Marker

Inscription. 1922-1992. Funds raised and labor provided by Duck Run and Bear Run citizens Wilford, Keith, Bush, Hess, Wright, Summers, Landford, Cloves,Divers, Hardman,Simmons & Floyd. Engineers: Fred Lewis & Wm Moss. Roebling Co. and Bethlehem Steel supplied wire cables and steel; deck lumber & concrete for towers, local. Span 350 ft, 7 in; width 11ft., 6in . Placed on National Register in 1997.

Erected 2000 by Gilmer Co. Historical Society and West Virginia Division of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1997.

Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 38° 55.744′ N, 80° 47.244′ W. Marker was near Glenville, West Virginia, in Gilmer County. It was on West Virginia Route 5 0.1 miles west of Spruce Run (County Route 30), on the left when traveling west. Marker in front of the actual bridge. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Glenville WV 26351, United States of America.

We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Regionally, this marker was in West Virginia’s Little Kanawha Valley.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture.

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At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Samuel Lewis Hays (approx. 1.9 miles away); Fallen Post Oak (approx. 2.4 miles away); Old Glenville Cemetery (approx. 2.4 miles away); Glenville State Teachers College (approx. 2½ miles away); Glenville State College World War II Veterans Memorial (approx. 2½ miles away); Fort Moore (approx. 2½ miles away); Attack on Glenville (approx. 2½ miles away); Glenville State College Presidents (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glenville.

More about this marker. Per the WV historic marker website, the marker was missing as of May 25, 2022.

Photographed by Forest McDermott, November 10, 2008

2. Duck Run Cable Suspension Bridge Marker

Photo taken looking west on Route 5. Bridge is on the left out of frame.

Duck Run Cable Suspension Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Forest McDermott, November 10, 2008

3. Duck Run Cable Suspension Bridge

Bridge is south of the marker in the background.

Photographed by Forest McDermott, November 10, 2008

4. Duck Run Cable Suspension Bridge

View of the bridge from the northeast, you can walk across the bridge.

Photographed by Forest McDermott, November 10, 2008

5. Duck Run Cable Suspension Bridge

View looking south directly across the bridge.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2011, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,420 times since then and 76 times this year. Last updated on June 27, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 29, 2011, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.