Green Spring, West Virginia

Green Spring, West Virginia
Otterbein United Methodist Church
Otterbein United Methodist Church
Green Spring, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Green Spring, West Virginia
Location of Green Spring in West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°31′36″N 78°37′28″W / 39.52667°N 78.62444°W / 39.52667; -78.62444
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyHampshire
Area
 • Total2.198 sq mi (5.69 km2)
 • Land2.197 sq mi (5.69 km2)
 • Water0.001 sq mi (0.003 km2)
Elevation646 ft (197 m)
Population
 • Total218
 • Density99/sq mi (38/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
26722
Area code304
GNIS feature ID2586819[2]

Green Spring is a census-designated place (CDP) and railroad town in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 218.[3] Green Spring is located north of Springfield on Green Spring Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 1) near the confluence of the North and South Branches of the Potomac River. Green Spring is also the location of the South Branch Valley Railroad's terminus with the old Baltimore & Ohio Railroad mainline. Green Spring is the site of a one-lane low-water toll bridge that connects Green Spring Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 1) to Maryland Route 51 in Oldtown, Allegany County, Maryland. This bridge is one of only 17 privately owned toll bridges in the United States. The toll for the bridge is currently US$1.50.[4]

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Green Spring, West Virginia
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. ^ "Oldtown Low-water Toll Bridge". Bridgemeister.

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