Thu May 06, 2021 - Northeast Edition #10 Brenda Ruggiero â CEG Correspondent A pair of barges was used on each end of the bridge, with a total of four barges. Three tugboats were used to float the bridge down the river. A bridge spanning the Ohio River and serving as a primary connection between the communities of Wellsburg, W. Va., and Brilliant, Ohio, was constructed off site and floated into place at the end of April. The $131 million Wellsburg Bridge is the first alternative delivery project in the state of West Virginia. Under the direction of the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT), the project was awarded to prime contractor