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Elm Grove Stone Bridge

Ohio County, West Virginia
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Oblique View of Bridge

Photo taken by Rick Mattioni in October 1994

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Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over Little Wheeling Creek on US 40 in Wheeling
Location
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1817; altered 1931 and 1950s
Builder
- Moses Shepherd
Design
Stone arch bridge built in 1817. Roadway widened, sidewalks and railings added in 1931, bridge coated with concrete veneer in 1950s.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 38.1 ft.
Total length: 193.9 ft.
Deck width: 37.4 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 21, 1981
Also called
Monument Place Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.04361, -80.65856   (decimal degrees)
40°02'37" N, 80°39'31" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/529003/4432807 (zone/easting/northing)
Elevation
690 ft. above sea level
USGS topographic map
Wheeling
Inventory numbers
NRHP 81000606 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 35332 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2011)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 12.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
20,300

Categories 

19th Century (3,819)
Arch (9,418)
Built 1817 (3)
Built during 1810s (15)
Deck arch (8,695)
Have street view (9,887)
Moses Shepherd (1)
NR-listed (2,353)
National Road (15)
Ohio County, West Virginia (20)
 Open (28,305)
Owned by state (9,807)
Span length 25-50 feet (10,049)
Stone arch (1,927)
Structurally deficient (16,676)
Total length 175-250 feet (2,789)
US 40 (106)
West Virginia (982)
Wheeling, West Virginia (10)

Update Log 

  • April 22, 2010: New Street View added by James Baughn
  • July 22, 2009: New photos from James Baughn
  • October 12, 2008: New photo from Rick Mattioni
  • October 9, 2008: Updated by Rick Mattioni: Bridge name and information updated, builder's name added.

Sources 

  • Rick Mattioni
  • Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth
  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
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Elm Grove Stone Bridge
Posted December 28, 2012, by Gary Wallace (glwal29 [at] gmail [dot] com)

My ancestor John Wallace and his son Charles Wallace likely worked on this bridge. Charles was Masonry Inspector / Superintendant on National road from Wheeling to West Ohio.

We have family records of Charles and he must have learned the trade from his Father to be that high ranking.