Military Order of the Purple Heart Bridge: Difference between revisions

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| crosses = [[Ohio River]] back channel

| locale = [[Bridgeport, Ohio]] to [[Wheeling Island]], [[West Virginia]]

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The '''Military Order of the Purple Heart Bridge''', named after the [[Military Order of the Purple Heart]],<ref>[http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/1998_SESSIONS/RS/Bills/SCR18%20INTR.htm SCR18 INTR<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> carries [[U.S. Route 40 in West Virginia|U.S. Route 40]] and [[U.S. Route 250 in West Virginia|US 250]] over the [[Ohio River]] back channel between [[Wheeling Island]], [[West Virginia]] and [[Bridgeport, Ohio|Bridgeport]], [[Ohio]]. Construction began in 1995 and finished in 1998.<ref name="NBI" />

The bridge was built to replace the adjacent [[Bridgeport Bridge (Ohio River)|Bridgeport Bridge]] which had fallen into disrepair.

==See also==

*[[List of crossings of the Ohio River]]

==References==

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==Further reading==

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120320122622/http://bridgestunnels.com/bridges/ohio-river/bridgeport-bridge-us-40/ Bridgeport Bridge] at Bridges & Tunnels

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|upstream = [[Bridgeport Bridge (Ohio River)|Bridgeport Bridge]] (Closed)

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|downstream = [[Fort Henry Bridge|Interstate 70 Bridge]]

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[[Category:Bridges completed in 1998]]

[[Category:Bridges over the Ohio River]]

[[Category:Buildings and structures in Wheeling, West Virginia]]

[[Category:Transportation in Ohio County, West Virginia]]

[[Category:Bridges in Belmont County, Ohio]]

[[Category:Road bridges in Ohio]]

[[Category:U.S. Route 40]]

[[Category:U.S. Route 250]]

[[Category:Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System]]

[[Category:Girder bridges in the United States]]

[[Category:1998 establishments in Ohio]]

[[Category:1998 establishments in West Virginia]]

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