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United Bridge Partners has submitted a bid and proposal to purchase and rehabilitate the Memorial Bridge from the City of Parkersburg. (File Photo) PARKERSBURG (News and Sentinel )— The Memorial Bridge would undergo a nearly two-year rehabilitation project before tolls increase and switch to completely electronic collection under a proposal before Parkersburg City Council. Colorado-based […]

An SUV stops to pay the toll at the Memorial Bridge in Parkersburg on Friday. (Photo by Evan Bevins) PARKERSBURG (News and Sentinel )— The city of Parkersburg stands to gain more than $14 million by selling the Memorial Bridge to a private company. A press release from Parkersburg Mayor Tom Joyce on Friday afternoon

Photo by Evan Bevins Vehicles travel on the West Virginia side of the Memorial Bridge Friday. PARKERSBURG (News and Sentinel)– The city of Parkersburg has an offer to purchase the Memorial Bridge. Parkersburg City Council will meet April 29 as the Committee of the Whole to discuss a bid from United Bridge Partners, a Colorado-based