About Wheeling Creek Railroad Bridge
The deck truss was constructed in 1888 and 1891 for the Wheeling Terminal Railway (WT), a former 9½ mile railroad between Martins Ferry, Ohio and Wheeling. 1 3 4 In 1982, the last freight train utilized the bridge and it was subsequently abandoned. 2
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Dimensions & Classification
| Structural Form | Deck Truss — Warren |
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Sources & Citations
References for this location, in MLA format.
- Titchenal, Stephen. “Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad History.” 2014.
- “Wheeling Terminal Railway Bridge.” Ohio County Public Library, 04 Mar. 2016. Accessed 04 Mar. 2016.
- “THE WHEELING, W.VA. BRIDGE AND TERMINAL SYSTEM.” Once A Week, 1891.
- “The Wheeling Terminal Railway Company.” The Pennsylvania Railroad Company: The Corporate, Financial and Construction History of Lines Owned, Operated and Controlled To December 31, 1945, Volume III Lines West of Pittsburgh, December 31, 1945. ↗
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