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West Virginia is cocked to spend $65 million on a new bridge across the Ohio
River at Parkersburg, using Blennerhassett Island.
The bridge is part of the Appalachian Corridor D, which connects I-79 with Ohio
running from Harrison County to the Ohio River in Parkersburg.
It's the single most expensive project the state has ever contracted, a total of
$100 million.
Their is some controversy surrounding this bridge over its location and size. The
tied arch bridge will span the Ohio River at the western end of historic
Blennerhassett Island.
Environmentalists and historians were concerned over disruptions on the historic
island.
The bridge will take two or three construction seasons to complete.
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