Parkersburg City Council to hear Memorial Bridge proposal

Parkersburg City Council to hear Memorial Bridge proposal

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 identified Colorado-based United Bridge Partners as the bidder to purchase the toll bridge, which opened in 1955 and connects West Virginia 2 to Ohio 7.

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