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PARKERSBURG (WTAP)— The Memorial Bridge has been an iconic staple of our community for years. This week, locals gathered to celebrate the progress made on Memorial Bridge as well as recognize its significance to the community. Rows of people took their seats under a tent to listen to speakers honor the bridge. Multiple city officials […]

PARKERSBURG (News and Sentinel)— The new owners of the Memorial Bridge looked to the structure’s past while celebrating a major step into the future Wednesday. Parkersburg Bridge Partners held a kickoff event for the bridge’s $50 million rehabilitation project to mark the recent start of construction and express gratitude to the local partners in the

PARKERSBURG (News and Sentinel)— Three months ago, traffic moving simultaneously across the Memorial Bridge in two directions was standard operating procedure. When there’s only one lane of traffic open during the $50 million rehabilitation project that started in mid-March, that doesn’t work. Read full story

As summer begins and we anticipate more traffic in the Mid-Ohio Valley, Parkersburg Bridge Partners is providing a progress report for the Memorial Bridge rehabilitation project. We know the bridge is not attractive at this time, and hear drivers’ concerns as they pass across a bridge under construction. Safety is our first priority for both

Memorial Bridge is open during construction. Tolls and toll process will not change during the rehabilitation project. Construction is ongoing as the bridge undergoes a total rehabilitation, which should be complete in late 2023. Single lane closures are expected, and remote traffic lights will be in place on the bridge. The current maximum vehicle height

PARKERSBURG (News and Sentinel)— he Memorial Bridge reopened to traffic Saturday, although single-lane closures should be expected as the $50 million total rehabilitation project continues. The maximum vehicle height will be 13 feet, 6 inches, and the 10-ton weight limit remains in place, according to the Parkersburg Bridge Partners. Due to the change in the

Parkersburg Bridge Partners (PBP) (RoadsandBridges.com)— the team overseeing the Memorial Bridge Rehabilitation over the Ohio River—recently selected Modjeski and Masters as the Engineer of Record for the project. Modjeski and Masters will provide all of the bridge design engineering services for the steel truss and girder bridge that crosses the Ohio River between Parkersburg, West

PARKERSBURG (News and Sentinel)— The Memorial Bridge is now owned by a private company, although the City of Parkersburg will continue to operate the toll bridge while a $50 million rehabilitation project is under way. “I’m very pleased that we’ve come to this point,” Mayor Tom Joyce said Friday, a week after the sale to

PARKERSBURG (News and Sentinel)— Information learned during preliminary work and inspections this winter led the company buying the Memorial Bridge to conclude a complete closure was needed at the start of the planned full-scale rehabilitation. Parkersburg Bridge Partners announced this week that the bridge is slated to close on Tuesday, March 15, for an estimated

PARKERSBURG (News and Sentinel)— The Memorial Bridge will be closed for a month-and-a-half starting next week as a $50 million, full-scale rehabilitation gets underway. Parkersburg Bridge Partners, which is finalizing its purchase of the toll bridge from the City of Parkersburg, announced plans to close the bridge starting March 15. A full examination of the