View while crossing the bridge from West Virginia to Ohio
The Hi Carpenter Memorial Bridge begins immediately to the north of the road's T intersection with WV 2 (Pleasants Highway) just west of the city of St. Marys in Pleasants County, West Virginia. WV 2 heads southwest toward Parkersburg and northeast into St. Marys, where it provides access to WV 16. The four-lane cantilever truss bridge crosses over CSX's Ohio River Subdivision rail line before crossing the Ohio River. The bridge crosses the West Virginia–Ohio state line near the Ohio bank of the river.[1] The structure ends immediately after crossing over OH 7 just east of the unincorporated village of Newport in Newport Township in Washington County, Ohio. From the north end of the bridge, the northern approach road has a sharp U-curve to the southeast to its end at an intersection with OH 7. OH 7 heads west through Newport toward Marietta and northeast toward Matamoras. The Ohio portion of the bridge and its approach road is part of the 0.42-mile-long (0.68 km) OH 807.[1] The West Virginia portion of the bridge and its approach road is part of WV 807.
Photo of the original Hi Carpenter Bridge in 1970. The ferry in the foreground was used after the original bridge closed in 1967.
The Hi Carpenter Memorial Bridge was completed in 1977. This bridge replaced a 1928 eyebarsuspension bridge that was closed immediately following the collapse of the similarly-designed Silver Bridge in 1967.[3] SR 807 was established in 1977 with the completion of the current Hi Carpenter Memorial Bridge.[1][4][5][better source needed] The bridge is named in honor of Hiram A. Carpenter (December 3, 1880 – April 19, 1970), 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 that he owned at one time, apple raising, road construction, transportation, and his greatest undertaking, building the Short Route Bridge in 1928.[6]
carpenter, memorial, bridge, cantilever, bridge, over, ohio, river, between, newport, ohio, marys, west, virginia, carries, ohio, state, route, west, virginia, route, serves, connect, with, coordinates39, 38778, 21417, 38778, 21417carries4, lanes, 807crossesoh. The Hi Carpenter Memorial Bridge is a cantilever bridge over the Ohio River between Newport Ohio and St Marys West Virginia It carries Ohio State Route 807 SR 807 and West Virginia Route 807 WV 807 and serves to connect WV 2 with OH 7 Hi Carpenter Memorial BridgeCoordinates39 23 16 N 81 12 51 W 39 38778 N 81 21417 W 39 38778 81 21417Carries4 lanes of WV 807 SR 807CrossesOhio RiverMaintained byWest Virginia Department of TransportationCharacteristicsDesignCantilever trussTotal length2 579 feet 786 m HistoryDesignerE Lionel Pavlo Engineering Company New York N Y Construction startJune 19 1973Construction cost 25 1 million US InauguratedNovember 19 1977Location Contents 1 Description 2 History 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksDescription Edit View while crossing the bridge from West Virginia to OhioThe Hi Carpenter Memorial Bridge begins immediately to the north of the road s T intersection with WV 2 Pleasants Highway just west of the city of St Marys in Pleasants County West Virginia WV 2 heads southwest toward Parkersburg and northeast into St Marys where it provides access to WV 16 The four lane cantilever truss bridge crosses over CSX s Ohio River Subdivision rail line before crossing the Ohio River The bridge crosses the West Virginia Ohio state line near the Ohio bank of the river 1 The structure ends immediately after crossing over OH 7 just east of the unincorporated village of Newport in Newport Township in Washington County Ohio From the north end of the bridge the northern approach road has a sharp U curve to the southeast to its end at an intersection with OH 7 OH 7 heads west through Newport toward Marietta and northeast toward Matamoras The Ohio portion of the bridge and its approach road is part of the 0 42 mile long 0 68 km OH 807 1 The West Virginia portion of the bridge and its approach road is part of WV 807 Browse numbered routes SR 800OH SR 814 WV 705WV WV 817LocationOhio River near St MarysLength0 35 mi 2 560 m State Route 807LocationOhio River near NewportHistory Edit Photo of the original Hi Carpenter Bridge in 1970 The ferry in the foreground was used after the original bridge closed in 1967 The Hi Carpenter Memorial Bridge was completed in 1977 This bridge replaced a 1928 eyebar suspension bridge that was closed immediately following the collapse of the similarly designed Silver Bridge in 1967 3 SR 807 was established in 1977 with the completion of the current Hi Carpenter Memorial Bridge 1 4 5 better source needed The bridge is named in honor of Hiram A Carpenter December 3 1880 April 19 1970 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 that he owned at one time apple raising road construction transportation and his greatest undertaking building the Short Route Bridge in 1928 6 See also EditList of crossings of the Ohio RiverReferences Edit a b c Ohio Department of Transportation Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams SR 807 Washington County PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2012 03 25 Retrieved 2011 06 30 Pleasants County West Virginia Milepoint Map PDF Map West Virginia Department of Transportation August 2018 Retrieved May 19 2019 LeRose Chris The Collapse of the Silver Bridge West Virginia Historical Society Archived from the original on 2013 08 30 Retrieved 2013 09 07 Ohio State Map Map Ohio Department of Transportation 1977 Retrieved 2013 09 07 Ohio State Map Map Ohio Department of Transportation 1978 Archived from the original on 2013 12 11 Retrieved 2013 08 09 James H O Donnell Out of the Mud Hiram Carpenter and the Ohio River Valley 1880 1950 John Deaver Drinko Academy Huntington W Va 2010 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hi Carpenter Memorial Bridge KML file edit help Template Attached KML Hi Carpenter Memorial BridgeKML is from Wikidata 39 23 16 N 81 12 51 W 39 38778 N 81 21417 W 39 38778 81 21417 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hi Carpenter Memorial Bridge amp oldid 1138694667 History, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
