Military Order of the Purple Heart Bridge
Coordinates40°04′20″N 80°44′18″W / 40.072352°N 80.738345°W / 40.072352; -80.738345 (Military Order of the Purple Heart Bridge)
Carries US 40 / US 250
CrossesOhio River back channel
LocaleBridgeport, Ohio to Wheeling Island, West Virginia
Maintained byWest Virginia Department of Transportation
ID number00000000035A133
Characteristics
DesignGirder bridge
Total length196 meters (643 ft)
Width12.2 meters (40 ft)
No. of spans1
History
Construction end1998 (1998)
Location
References
[1]

The Military Order of the Purple Heart Bridge, named after the Military Order of the Purple Heart,[2] carries U.S. Route 40 and US 250 over the Ohio River back channel between Wheeling Island, West Virginia and Bridgeport, Ohio. Construction began in 1995 and finished in 1998.[1]

The bridge was built to replace the adjacent Bridgeport Bridge which had fallen into disrepair.

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References

  1. 1 2 "00000000035A133". National Bridge Inventory. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
  2. SCR18 INTR

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