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View of Bridge Looking West

View looks downstream toward Ohio River. Hills in background are in Ohio.

Photo taken by Rick Mattioni in July 2000

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Wheeling Creek on Main Street (CR 18) in Wheeling
Location: Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1892 by the Paige, Carey & Co.
Builder: - Paige, Carey & Co.
Design: Stone arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 159.1 ft.
Total length: 232.0 ft.
Deck width: 30.2 ft.
Also called: Wheeling Creek Bridge
Wheeling Stone Arch Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.06335, -80.72341 (decimal degrees)
40°03'48" N, 80°43'24" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/523587/4434825 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Wheeling
Inventory number: BH 35337 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2011): Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 32.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008): 7,200

January 28, 2012: Updated by C Hanchey: Bridge is not on the NRHP. Added bridge builder
April 22, 2010: New Street View added by James Baughn
July 4, 2009: Posted HAER photos
October 8, 2008: Updated by Rick Mattioni: Updated bridge name and added street name.

Rick Mattioni
HAER WV-78 - Wheeling Stone Arch Bridge, Spanning Wheeling Creek at Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV
C Hanchey - cmh2315fl [at] yahoo [dot] com