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WARREN SCOTT For The Intelligencer Photo by Warren Scott Crews worked last Friday on preparing the 830-foot-long main span of the new Ohio River bridge for its trip down the Ohio River to its future site. WELLSBURG — As crews prepare to put in place the 830-foot-long main span of a 1,800-foot link between Brilliant and an area about a mile south of Wellsburg, local leaders and others are reflecting on the future bridge’s impact on their communities. “We’re really excited to see what t...

For The Times Leader Crews worked last Friday on preparing the 830-foot-long main span of the new Ohio River bridge for its trip down the Ohio River to its future site. Local officials are excited for what that bridge could mean for their respective economies. WELLSBURG — Crews early Monday began the two-day process of lifting into place the 830-foot-long main span of a 1,800-foot link between Brilliant and an area about a mile south of Wellsburg. And local leaders and others are looking towa...

WARREN SCOTT Staff writer Warren Scott PREPARING FOR THE MOVE — On Friday morning crews were preparing the 830-foot-long main span of the new Ohio River bridge for its trip down the Ohio River to its future site. Officials with the West Virginia Department of Transportation and the Flatiron Corp., the contractor for the $131 million project, have made tentative plans to transport the span on four barges Monday morning and lift it onto its piers, using hydraulic jacks, early Tuesday. ...