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Apr 29, 2021 The development of the new Ohio River bridge between Wellsburg and Brilliant took a big step forward this week when the main 830-foot span was floated down the river and lifted onto its piers. While the bridge itself is far from complete, the event serves as a major milestone in a decades-long effort to improve the infrastructure and connectivity of our region. For years, area officials looked at the need for a new bridge in our area. The Veterans Memorial Bridge was completed in 1991, making our newest span now 30 years old. The Fort Steuben Bridge was built in 1928 and demolish...

Apr 29, 2021 The development of the new Ohio River bridge between Wellsburg and Brilliant took a big step forward this week, when the main 830-foot-span was floated down the river and lifted onto its piers. While the bridge itself is far from complete, the event serves as a major milestone in a decades-long effort to improve the infrastructure and connectivity of our region. For years, area officials looked at the need for a new bridge in our area. The Veterans Memorial Bridge was completed in 1991, making our newest span now 30 years old. The Fort Steuben Bridge was built in 1928 and demolis...

Barges float Ohio River bridge to permanent location © Scott McCloskey Crews with Flatiron Construction move an 830-foot long tied arch span on the barges on the Ohio River, Monday, April 26, 2021, as part of the construction process of the Wellsburg Bridge. The bridge will eventually link Wellsburg, West Virginia, with Brilliant, Ohio. The tied arch span is estimated to weigh 9 million pounds, or 4,100 tons. (Scott McCloskey/The Intelligencer via AP) WELLSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — An Ohio River bridge has been floated to its permanent location connecting roads in eastern Ohio and northern West...

Barges float Ohio River bridge to permanent location Crews with Flatiron Construction move an 830-foot long tied arch span on the barges on the Ohio River, Monday, April 26, 2021, as part of the construction process of the Wellsburg Bridge. The bridge will eventually link Wellsburg, West Virginia, with Brilliant, Ohio. The tied arch span is estimated to weigh 9 million pounds, or 4,100 tons. (Scott McCloskey/The Intelligencer via AP) WELLSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — An Ohio River bridge has been floated to its permanent location connecting roads in eastern Ohio and northern West Virginia. Four barge...

The pre-fabricated Wellsburg bridge floats downstream as the sun rises Monday on the Ohio River WELLSBURG, W.Va. — Many looked on with fascination Monday as a couple of steel nerved barge captains maneuvered their most unusual load ever into the Ohio River for a short trip downstream. The new Wellsburg Bridge connecting Brooke County, West Virginia’s Route 2 and Brilliant, Ohio’s Route 7 will be lifted into place by Tuesday morning after it was transported to the site from where it was fabricated over the past year. “A remarkable feat going on even as we talk. They floated it downstre...