Tag: Wheeling Suspension Bridge

Wheeling Suspension Bridge Weight Enforcement Increases

Police are cracking down on violators of the Wheeling Suspension Bridge’s 2-ton weight limit.

Wheeling police Corp. Ulrich Utt says he has written 20 citations within 30 days.

Utt tells The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register that authorities are concerned about grossly overweight vehicles using the bridge.

Signs posted on the bridge also call for a 50-foot distance between vehicles.

Deputy Police Chief Martin Kimball says the 166-year-old bridge is a national treasure that people take for granted.

He says he has seen school buses, motor homes, garbage trucks and large commercial vehicles on the bridge.

The bridge connects downtown Wheeling to Wheeling Island.

Suspension Bridge in Wheeling Closed After Cable Snapped

Police in Wheeling say a suspension bridge has been closed after a cable snapped.

The Wheeling Suspension Bridge was closed Friday morning. Media outlets report the cable was on a snapped power line near a jogging trail.

In 2013, the bridge was closed after a corroded cable on top of the span snapped on the downtown Wheeling side. The cable helps to keep the bridge from swaying.

The suspension bridge was built in 1860 and connects downtown to Wheeling Island over the main channel of the Ohio River. It replaced a suspension bridge built in 1849 that was damaged by a storm in 1854.

Work Could Close Historic Wheeling Bridge for Up to Two Years

A Wheeling official says the city’s historic suspension bridge could be closed for up to two years for a lighting and wiring project.
 
City Manager Robert Herron says the $8.5 million project includes significant rewiring of the Wheeling Suspension Bridge.
 
The Intelligencer and Wheeling News Register reports that Herron discussed the project during a City Council meeting this week.
 
He said the state Division of Highways also plans a $2.5 million paving project in Wheeling.
 
Both projects are scheduled this year but Herron didn’t give specific start dates.
 
The suspension bridge was built in 1860. It replaced a suspension bridge built in 1849 that was damaged by a storm in 1854.
 
 

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