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Hurricane Bridge

Ghost town · Putnam County, West Virginia

Milton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1902, 1:62,500)
Milton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1902, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hurricane Bridge is a ghost town in Putnam County, West Virginia. It is the only former community in Putnam County recorded on the federal names register, out of 349 across West Virginia.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hurricane Bridge as a historical populated place on the Hurricane topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 38.4076° N, 82.0132° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHurricane
Elevation647 ft
Nearest living townHurricane, WV
Distance to it1.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1740709
Coordinates38.40759, -82.01319

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What's there now

Hurricane Bridge is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hurricane, WV (population 6,891), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 647 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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