Parkersburg Bridge (CSX)
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| Parkersburg Bridge | |
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 The Parkersburg Bridge (foreground), the CSX Bridge (middle ground), and the Memorial Bridge (background), crossing the Ohio River, as viewed from Point Park in Parkersburg, West Virginia. |
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| Official name | Parkersburg Bridge |
| Carries | CSX Transportation |
| Crosses | Ohio River |
| Locale | Parkersburg, West Virginia |
| Maintained by | CSX Transportation |
| Design | truss bridge |
| Total length | 7,140 feet |
| Opening date | 1870 |
The Parkersburg Bridge crosses the Ohio River between Parkersburg, West Virginia and Belpre, Ohio. The bridge has 46 spans; 25 deck plate girder, 14 deck truss, 6 through truss, and 1 through plate girder. The bridge was constructed in 1868-1870 by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. When completed in 1870 the bridge was reportedly the longest in the world at 7,140 feet.
The approach spans were replaced 1898 - 1900, and the river spans were replaced 1904 - 1905. The original piers were retained. One channel span was replaced in 1972 after a barge transporting gasoline struck the channel pier.
The bridge was a part of the B&O’s Baltimore - St. Louis mainline and offered the railroad easy access to Ohio in transporting coal and other materials to the east coast. Currently the bridge handles traffic on CSX Transportation's Marietta Subdivision.
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[edit] References
Track Chart, August 1947; Baltimore & Ohio System, Eastern Region, Monongah Division, Office of the Chief Engineer
[1] Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Parkersburg Bridge, Ohio River, Parkersburg, Wood County, WV; Historic American Engineering Record
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