Bridges
The Wheeling Suspension Bridge is one of the most famous bridges in American history, and there are other old and interesting bridges in the area.
1807?: S Bridge, Triadelphia
1817: Elm Grove Stone Bridge
1833-4: Wheeling Creek Bridge
1836: Belmont Covered Bridge
1849: Wheeling Suspension Bridge, 10 St, Wheeling to Virginia St, Wheeling Island.
1870: B&O Train Bridge, Benwood, WV to Bellaire, Ohio
1891: Street Bridge Main St Bridge crosses Wheeling Creek at SW side of town
1891: Wheeling Terminal Railway Bridge connected north Wheeling to Martin's Ferry
1891: Aetnaville Bridge (Georgia St Bridge)
1891: Steel Bridge - great postcard! (bridge removed 1962)
1893: Bridgeport Iron Bridge
Market St Bridge
19xx: Green Bridge
1955: Fort Henry Bridge (I-70 Bridge)
1978: Vietnam Veteran Memorial Bridge (I-470 Bridge)
1998: replacement bridge for Steel Bridge - what name?
A image reference for all of this section is Wheeling Bridges page of the Ohio County Public Library.
Bridge basics (not about Wheeling - bridge terminology).
1807?: S Bridge, Triadelphia
1817: Elm Grove Stone Bridge
1833-4: Wheeling Creek Bridge
1836: Belmont Covered Bridge
1849: Wheeling Suspension Bridge, 10 St, Wheeling to Virginia St, Wheeling Island.1870: B&O Train Bridge, Benwood, WV to Bellaire, Ohio
1891: Street Bridge Main St Bridge crosses Wheeling Creek at SW side of town
1891: Wheeling Terminal Railway Bridge connected north Wheeling to Martin's Ferry
1891: Aetnaville Bridge (Georgia St Bridge)
1891: Steel Bridge - great postcard! (bridge removed 1962)
1893: Bridgeport Iron BridgeMarket St Bridge
19xx: Green Bridge
1955: Fort Henry Bridge (I-70 Bridge)
1978: Vietnam Veteran Memorial Bridge (I-470 Bridge)
1998: replacement bridge for Steel Bridge - what name?
A image reference for all of this section is Wheeling Bridges page of the Ohio County Public Library.
Bridge basics (not about Wheeling - bridge terminology).
