David Morgan Bridge

David Morgan Bridge
Other name(s)	Third Street Bridge
Carries	WV 310 (Merchant Street)
Crosses	Monongahela River
Locale	Fairmont, West Virginia
Maintained by	West Virginia Division of Highways
Design	Steel Girder Bridge
Total length	1,104 feet (336 m)[1]
Width	46.5 feet (14.2 m)[1]
Opened	1979[1]
Coordinates	39°28′45″N 80°08′39″W / 39.47917°N 80.14417°W / 39.47917; -80.14417Coordinates: 39°28′45″N 80°08′39″W / 39.47917°N 80.14417°W / 39.47917; -80.14417

The David Morgan Bridge, commonly known as the Third Street Bridge, is a span that crosses the Monongahela River, in Fairmont, West Virginia. The bridge has a characteristic curve in it, and was built in the 1979^[1] in order to relieve some of the traffic from the Robert H. Mollohan-Jefferson Street Bridge after the Low Level Bridge had closed.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "National Bridge Inventory: Structure 00000000025A189". Federal Highway Administration. http://nationalbridges.com/nbi_record.php?StateCode=54&struct=00000000025A189. Retrieved 2008-10-30. 
2. ^ Koon, Thomas and Oce Smith. Marion County West Virginia: A Pictorial History. VA: The Downing Company, 1995

See also

• List of crossings of the Monongahela River