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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 |
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View From The West Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View From The Southeast Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Exterior Detail Of Voussoirs, From The East Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
Facts
- 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
- Design
- Stone arch
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 159.1 ft.
Total length: 232.0 ft.
Deck width: 30.2 ft.
- Recognition
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
- Also called
- Wheeling Creek Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.06333, -80.72500 (decimal degrees)
40°03'48" N, 80°43'30" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/523452/4434822 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Wheeling
- Inventory number
- BH 35337 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection (as of 02/2008)
- Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 32.5 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
- 7,200
Update Log
- July 4, 2009: Posted HAER photos
- October 8, 2008: Updated by Rick Mattioni: Updated bridge name and added street name.
Sources
- Rick Mattioni - rickmattioni [at] aol [dot] com
- HAER WV-78 - Wheeling Stone Arch Bridge, Spanning Wheeling Creek at Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV