Hi Carpenter Memorial Bridge

The Hi Carpenter Memorial Bridge is a bridge over the Ohio River between Newport, Ohio and St. Marys, West Virginia. It carries Ohio State Route 807 and West Virginia Route 807.

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Namesake

The bridge is named in honor of Hiram A. Carpenter, born December 3, 1880 in Pleasants County, West Virginia, died April 19, 1970, the eldest of 14 children born to Alexander and Rhoda (Allendar) Carpenter.[1] He was a well-known riverman, who began his career ferrying mail between Raven Rock and Leith, Ohio, when he was 13 years old. He was successful in many enterprises including the sand and gravel business, farming thirteen Ohio River islands which he owned at one time, apple raising, road construction, transportation and his greatest undertaking, building the Short Route Bridge in 1928.

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Reference

  1. ^ Obituary of Hiram A. Carpenter in the St. Marys, West Virginia Oracle, April, 1970, contributed by Delores Knowles, http://www.lindapages.com/pleasants/obitsc.htm, accessed 8 Jan 2010.

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