Military Order of the Purple Heart Bridge
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The Military Order of the Purple Heart Bridge, named after the Military Order of the Purple Heart,[2] carries U.S. Route 40 and US 250 over the Ohio River back channel between Wheeling Island, West Virginia and Bridgeport, Ohio. Construction began in 1995 and finished in 1998.[1]
The bridge was built to replace the adjacent Bridgeport Bridge which had fallen into disrepair.
See also
References
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Upstream
Bridgeport Bridge (Closed)
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Military Order of the Purple Heart Bridge
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Downstream
Interstate 70 Bridge
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Categories:
- Road bridges in West Virginia
- Bridges completed in 1998
- Bridges over the Ohio River
- Wheeling, West Virginia
- Transportation in Ohio County, West Virginia
- Buildings and structures in Ohio County, West Virginia
- Buildings and structures in Belmont County, Ohio
- Transportation in Belmont County, Ohio
- Road bridges in Ohio
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