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] The '''Memorial Bridge''', locally known as the '''toll bridge''', crosses the Ohio River connecting ] and ]. The bridge is an alternate route to access ] from central ]. ]
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The '''Memorial Bridge''', locally known as the '''toll bridge''', crosses the Ohio River connecting ] and ]. The bridge is an alternate route to access ] from central ].


While some internal ] documents refer to the bridge as '''West Virginia Route 140''',<ref>, October 1, 1993</ref> the number is not signed nor shown on state-issued maps.<ref>{{cite map |publisher=West Virginia Department of Transportation |title=Urban Area Map, Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia |url=ftp://129.71.206.174/CityMaps/Parkersburg_1.pdf |year=2005 |section=1 of 2 |accessdate=2014-07-01 }}</ref> While some internal ] documents refer to the bridge as '''West Virginia Route 140''',<ref>, October 1, 1993</ref> the number is not signed nor shown on state-issued maps.<ref>{{cite map |publisher=West Virginia Department of Transportation |title=Urban Area Map, Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia |url=ftp://129.71.206.174/CityMaps/Parkersburg_1.pdf |year=2005 |section=1 of 2 |accessdate=2014-07-01 }}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


The bridge was completed {{circa|1954}}, and is of a steel ] design. It accommodates two lanes of traffic, one in either direction. The bridge was completed {{circa|1954}}, and is of a steel through ] design, a combination of two camelback-Warren through trusses, and a 3-span cantilevered Warren through truss. It accommodates two lanes of traffic, one in either direction.


This bridge has a toll for passenger cars of ]0.50; travelers may also purchase tickets to reduce the toll from $0.50 to $0.40 per trip when $2.00 worth are purchased. There are no ]s and ] is not accepted. This bridge used to have a toll for passenger cars of ]0.50; travelers also used to purchase tickets to reduce the toll from $0.50 to $0.40 per trip when $2.00 worth was purchased. There were no ]s and ] was not accepted. As part of the rehabilitation work on the bridge in 2022–23, the toll equipment has been replaced with an electronic tolling gantry that will accept E-ZPass or , a sticker transponder valid with E-ZPass systems that have the capability to read it.

As of August 18, 2022, the bridge has been closed to all traffic indefinitely while a project to make improvements to the bridge is underway. Previously the bridge was reduced to one way traffic, but many vehicles were violating this by going around barriers which prompted the bridge partners to close it for safety of workers.<ref>,WTAP 2022/08/17,</ref> As of August 31, 2023, the bridge has been reopened to all traffic.


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Bridge in West Virginia and Belpre, Ohio
Memorial Bridge
Coordinates39°17′00″N 81°33′47″W / 39.2833°N 81.5631°W / 39.2833; -81.5631
CrossesOhio River
LocaleParkersburg, West Virginia and Belpre, Ohio
Official nameMemorial Bridge
OwnerCity of Parkersburg
Maintained byParkersburg Bridge Partners
Characteristics
DesignCantilevered Warren through truss with 2 polygonal Warren through trusses
Total length2,555.2 ft. (0.5 mi.)
Width27.9 ft.
Clearance above30.0 ft.
History
Construction end1954
Statistics
Daily traffic13,503 cars on average daily
Toll$1.00 per crossing with a transponder (MovPass or EZ-Pass), $4.50 without a transponder
Location
Dedication sign at the west end of the bridge in Parkersburg
Memorial Bridge signage in Parkersburg, WV.

The Memorial Bridge, locally known as the toll bridge, crosses the Ohio River connecting Belpre, Ohio and Parkersburg, West Virginia. The bridge is an alternate route to access U.S. Route 50 in Ohio from central Parkersburg.

While some internal WVDOT documents refer to the bridge as West Virginia Route 140, the number is not signed nor shown on state-issued maps.

The bridge was completed c. 1954, and is of a steel through truss design, a combination of two camelback-Warren through trusses, and a 3-span cantilevered Warren through truss. It accommodates two lanes of traffic, one in either direction.

This bridge used to have a toll for passenger cars of $0.50; travelers also used to purchase tickets to reduce the toll from $0.50 to $0.40 per trip when $2.00 worth was purchased. There were no automatic lanes and E-ZPass was not accepted. As part of the rehabilitation work on the bridge in 2022–23, the toll equipment has been replaced with an electronic tolling gantry that will accept E-ZPass or MovPass, a sticker transponder valid with E-ZPass systems that have the capability to read it.

As of August 18, 2022, the bridge has been closed to all traffic indefinitely while a project to make improvements to the bridge is underway. Previously the bridge was reduced to one way traffic, but many vehicles were violating this by going around barriers which prompted the bridge partners to close it for safety of workers. As of August 31, 2023, the bridge has been reopened to all traffic.

See also

References

  1. "About".
  2. Traffic Engineering Directive 220, October 1, 1993
  3. Urban Area Map, Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2005. § 1 of 2. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  4. ,WTAP 2022/08/17,

External links

Crossings of the Ohio River
Upstream
Williamstown Bridge
 Memorial Bridge
 Downstream
Parkersburg Bridge
CSX
← WV 131→ WV 150

39°17′00″N 81°33′47″W / 39.28333°N 81.56306°W / 39.28333; -81.56306


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