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The south approach

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007

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The deck and west railing

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007

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The east approach pedestrian walkway

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The West Walkway and wing wall

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The west face

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The east portal of Wheeling Tunnel

This bridge is in the shadow of Wheeling Tunnel, Baker Street (to the left) goes below I-70.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007

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The north portal

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The west face

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The west face over the center pier

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The deck and west railing

The large concrete wall is the east portal of Wheeling Tunnel.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007

Map

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Facts

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Big Wheeling Creek on Baker Street
Location: Ohio County, West Virginia
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1946
Design: Steel stringer
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 61.0 ft.
Total length: 211.0 ft.
Deck width: 22.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.07833, -80.71833 (decimal degrees)
40°04'42" N, 80°43'06" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/524015/4436489 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Wheeling
Inventory number: BH 36309 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2005): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 53.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2003): 4,500

Update Log

February 24, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net

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