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Wellsburg Bridge Lift Delayed Again Apr 21, 2021 Photo by Scott McCloskey Flatiron Construction is expected to move the large tied-arch span section of the Wellsburg bridge one mile down the Ohio River from its current location along the shoreline at the south end of Wellsburg next week and lift it into place onto the existing piers. WELLSBURG — The floating of a new bridge span to its final position across the Ohio River has been pushed back once again. The West Virginia Department of Transportation and Flatiron Construction announced this afternoon the movement of the Wellsburg Bridge has...

From staff reports PREPARING FOR MOVING DAY — Later this week, crews with the Flatiron Corp. of Broomfield, Colo., and others will be involved in transporting the main span of the new Ohio River bridge to this area near Brilliant where crews have been working from a temporary trestle. Plans call for the 830-foot-long structure to be carried by four barges and lifted with hydraulic jacks onto the two innermost piers. -- Warren Scott WELLSBURG — The floating of a new bridge span to its final position across the Ohio River has been pushed back once again. The West Virginia Department ...

Apr 21, 2021 WELLSBURG — The floating of a new bridge span to its final position across the Ohio River has been pushed back once again. The West Virginia Department of Transportation and Flatiron Construction announced this afternoon the movement of the Wellsburg Bridge has been rescheduled for Monday and Tuesday. Plans, which could be changed because of weather, are now to begin floating the main bridge structure on a series of barges beginning at 8 a.m. Monday. It is expected to put put in position sometime that afternoon, with plans to lift the structure onto its piers beginning early Tu...

smccloskey@theintelligencer.net Flatiron Construction is expected to move the large tied-arch span section of the Wellsburg bridge one mile down the Ohio River from its current location along the shoreline at the south end of Wellsburg next week and lift it into place onto the existing piers. WELLSBURG — An event marking the completion of the most significant milestone to date for the Wellsburg Bridge Project is tentatively scheduled for the middle of this week, according to officials with Flatiron Construction and the West Virginia Department of Transportation. Constructed entirely offsi...

Staff Writer Photo by Scott McCloskey The Wellsburg Bridge lift’s midweek start was pushed Monday to Friday and Saturday. Weather conditions in the Ohio Valley on Wednesday and Thursday made the project too treacherous to start then. WELLSBURG — The much anticipated two-day Wellsburg Bridge lift project, initially scheduled for midweek has tentatively been pushed back to Friday and Saturday, weather pending, according to officials with Flatiron Construction and West Virginia Division of Transportation. Flatiron Marketing & Communications Representative Jalie Creech said safety factors...