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Williamstown-Marietta Bridge, Spanning Ohio River between Williamstown & Marietta, Williamstown, Wood County, WV

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Williamstown-Marietta Bridge, Spanning Ohio River between Williamstown & Marietta, Williamstown, Wood County, WV

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Summary

Significance: The Williamstown-Marietta Bridge was the first highway bridge in the United States built in a cantilever fashion over an inland river. In 1902, it was the site of the first strike by the newly-formed United Steel Workers Union.
Survey number: HAER WV-40
Building/structure dates: 1903 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1985

date_range

Date

1969 - 1980

person

Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator

American Bridge Company

Strobel, Charles L

Ripley, T M

place

Location

West Marietta, 39.40063, -81.44818

Google Map of 39.4006299, -81.4481766

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Source

Library of Congress

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Link

http://www.loc.gov/

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