Moundsville Bridge

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WV 2 Spur from Moundsville

This rather standard looking design through truss connects Moundsville, WV to Dilles Bottom, Ohio. Without this bridge, there would be no way across the Ohio River between Wheeling and New Martinsville, a distance of 35 miles.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007

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Overview: Steel through arch bridge over Ohio River on WV 2 Spur/OH 872
Location: Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia, and Belmont County, Ohio
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1986
Design: Steel through arch
Dimensions: Span length: 912.1 ft.
Total length: 912.1 ft.
Deck width: 59.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.91369, -80.75393 (decimal degrees)
39°54'49" N, 80°45'14" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/521651/4418168 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Businessburg
Average daily traffic (as of 2014): 14,290
Inventory number: BH 36177 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2018): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 67 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Update Log

February 25, 2018: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
July 10, 2016: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
April 22, 2010: New Street View added by James Baughn
February 5, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
Wikipedia
Todd Wilson
Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
Dana and Kay Klein