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The Jennings Randolph Bridge, built in 1977, is the largest Pratt truss bridge in North America.It spans ~3,400 feet (1,000 m) over the Ohio River between Chester, West Virginia and East Liverpool, Ohio, with main span of 745 feet (227 m).
Railroad tunnels in West Virginia (2 P) Road tunnels in West Virginia (4 P) This page was last edited on 24 December 2023, at 09:46 (UTC). ...
In August 1867 the Liverpool Porcupine described the tunnels as being "a great nuisance" because drains ran straight into them, in one place creating a cess pool full of offensive water 15 feet (5 m) deep, and they were being used for dumping refuse, [7] including down chutes built into the buildings above for the purpose.
Interstate 77 (I-77) in the US state of Virginia is a 67-mile (108 km) north–south Interstate Highway serving Hillsville, Wytheville, and Bland.Running parallel to US Route 52 (US 52), I-77 passes through the Big Walker Mountain Tunnel and East River Mountain Tunnel, the latter on the West Virginia state line and one of only two land vehicular tunnels to cross a state line.
The northern 51% of the tunnel is in West Virginia and the southern 49% in Virginia; Virginia shared the cost of the project. [ 2 ] Before the opening of the East River Mountain Tunnel, travelers wishing to cross the state line had to navigate the narrow, twisting, guardrail-less route of US 52 up and over the mountain (now designated as SR 598 ...
The Marion County Trail, better known as the MCTrail, is a rail trail located in Marion County, West Virginia. [1] Its length is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) and runs alongside Pricketts Creek from Fairmont, West Virginia, to Prickett's Fort State Park and the Monongahela River, where it connects with the Mon River Trail. Near its southwestern trailhead ...
Coal miners from West Virginia – whom locals have lovingly dubbed the “West Virginia Boys” – moved a mountain in just three days to reopen a 2.7-mile stretch of Highway 64 between Bat Cave ...
In November 2012 scenes for the 2013 film Fast & Furious 6 were filmed in the Queensway Tunnel. [3] There is an annual 10k run that passes underneath the Mersey via the Kingsway Tunnel. This is the only time during the year when one can travel through the tunnel on foot. In 2024, more than 2,000 people registered to take part in the event. [4]