Third Street Bridge (Fairmont) Explained

Bridge Name:Third Street Bridge
Official Name:David Morgan Memorial Bridge
Crosses:Monongahela River
Locale:Fairmont, West Virginia
Maint:West Virginia Division of Highways
Design:Steel Girder Bridge
Length:[1]
Open:1979
Coordinates:39.4792°N -80.1442°W

The Third Street Bridge, officially known as the David Morgan Memorial Bridge, is a span that crosses the Monongahela River, in Fairmont, West Virginia. The bridge has a characteristic curve in it, and was built in 1979 in order to relieve some of the traffic from the Robert H. Mollohan-Jefferson Street Bridge after the Low Level Bridge had closed.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Bridge Inventory: Structure 00000000025A189. Federal Highway Administration. 2008-10-30.
  2. Koon, Thomas and Oce Smith. Marion County West Virginia: A Pictorial History. VA: The Downing Company, 1995