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The Parkersburg Bridge crosses the Ohio River between Parkersburg, West Virginia, and Belpre, Ohio. Designed by Jacob Linville , the bridge has 46 spans: 25 deck plate girder , 14 deck truss , 6 through truss , and 1 through plate girder . 50,000 cubic yards (38,000 m 3 ) of stone were used for the 53 piers.
The Parkersburg–Belpre Bridge is a four-lane cantilever bridge that connects Parkersburg, West Virginia, to Belpre, Ohio, across the Ohio River. The bridge was completed in 1980. The bridge was completed in 1980.
The B&O Railroad's first bridge across the Ohio River, built in 1857, served a rail line through Parkersburg, West Virginia. But the growing center of Chicago, Illinois, made a span between Benwood, West Virginia, and Bellaire more desirable. In 1865, the B&O obtained the Central Ohio Railroad and later the Sandusky, Mansfield & Newark Railroad.
Both Union and Confederate forces recognized the strategic importance of the Northwestern Virginia Railroad as well as the B&O. As the American Civil War began, CSA General Robert E. Lee initially vowed to protect the railroad, and sent first CSA Major Francis M. Boykin Jr., then CSA Col. George A. Porterfield (a Virginia Military Institute graduate from Charles Town across from Harpers Ferry ...
Parkersburg–Belpre Bridge: SR 32 / WV 618: Belpre and Parkersburg: 1980 Parkersburg CSX Bridge: CSX Transportation Marietta Subdivision: Belpre and Parkersburg 1871, 1905 Memorial Bridge: Belpre and Parkersburg 1954 Williamstown Bridge: SR 60 / WV 31: Marietta and Williamstown
West Virginia Railroad: B&O: 1886 1897 Morgantown and Kingwood Railroad: West Virginia Central and Pittsburg Railway: WM: 1881 1905 Western Maryland Railroad: West Virginia and Ironton Railroad: N&W: 1888 1890 Norfolk and Western Railroad: West Virginia Midland Railroad: 1905 1924 West Virginia Midland Railway: West Virginia Midland Railway ...
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Pages in category "Railroad bridges in West Virginia" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... Parkersburg Bridge (CSX) Point Pleasant Rail ...