Historic Bridges: Belmont County, Ohio

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

Total Bridges Found: 6

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Aetnaville Bridge
Georgia Street Bridge
HSR

Georgia Street Over Ohio River Back Channel in Bridgeport and Wheeling: Belmont County, Ohio and Ohio County, West Virginia, United States

Metal Pin-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,043 ft. Main Span: 200 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1891 By: Unknown

One of two breathtaking multi-span truss bridges in Wheeling that are closed to traffic with talk of unthinkable demolition!

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Bellaire Bridge
Interstate Bridge
HSR

8th Street Over Ohio River in Bellaire and Benwood: Belmont County, Ohio and Marshall County, West Virginia, United States

Metal Cantilever Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 2,100 ft. Main Span: 700 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1926 By: Mount Vernon Bridge Company of Mount Vernon, Ohio and John Edwin Greiner (J. E. Greiner Company of Baltimore, Maryland and Chicago, Illinois)

One of the greatest and oldest cantilever bridges on the Ohio is about to be demolished, a serious crime against history.

Benwood Bridge
Bellaire Railroad Bridge, Great Stone Viaduct
HSR

Railroad (Baltimore and Ohio) Over Ohio River in Bellaire and Benwood: Belmont County, Ohio and Marshall County, West Virginia, United States

Metal 11 Panel Pin-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 5,808 ft. Main Span: 348 ft. Main Spans: 6

Built 1905 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and John Edwin Greiner (J. E. Greiner Company of Baltimore, Maryland and Chicago, Illinois)

An impressive structure that also features a very long 1872 stone arch approach system known as the Great Stone Viaduct.

Blaine Hill S Bridge
Bicentennial Bridge
HSR

Pasko Drive (Old Historic National Road Alignment) Over Wheeling Creek in Blaine: Belmont County, Ohio, United States

Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 345 ft. Main Span: 44 ft. Roadway: 27 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1826 By: James Lloyd and Robert Wilson of Hagerstown, Maryland

One of the most important historic bridges in Ohio, this is an impressive and noteworthy remnant of the National Road

Blaine Hill Viaduct
Arches of Memory
HSR

US-40 (Historic National Road) Over Wheeling Creek in Blaine: Belmont County, Ohio, United States

Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 754 ft. Main Span: 133 ft. Roadway: 38 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1933 By: Hecker-Moon Company of Cleveland, Ohio and D. H. Overman and Ohio State Highway Department

A massive and striking high level concrete arch bridge provides a historic background for a nearby 1828 stone arch bridge

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Bridgeport Bridge
Wheeling and Belmont Bridge
HSR

US-40 (Old Alignment) Over Ohio River Back Channel in Bridgeport and Wheeling: Belmont County, Ohio and Ohio County, West Virginia, United States

Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 685 ft. Main Span: 209 ft. Roadway: 32.25 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1893 By: Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio

Despite its historic significance and unparalleled beauty, this ornate mastery of engineering is not being treated as nicely as the Wheeling Suspension Bridge...

Historic Bridges: Belmont County, Ohio

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