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Low Level Bridge (Fairmont, West Virginia)

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which was on a higher level. Over the years, it fell into poor repair and was closed after it was found to be unsafe in the late 1980s. The bridge sat unused for many years and was demolished in the 2000s. The only remnant from the bridge is a pier that still stands in the middle of the Monongahela
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In 1908, after rapid growth in population due to industry, a steel bridge was erected in Fairmont to replace the old
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Buildings and structures in Marion County, West Virginia
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Fairmont, West Virginia
suspension bridge
Monongahela River
Robert H. Mollohan-Jefferson Street Bridge
ISBN
0-89865-948-5
39°28′58″N 80°08′22″W / 39.48278°N 80.13944°W / 39.48278; -80.13944
Categories
Bridges over the Monongahela River
Buildings and structures in Marion County, West Virginia
Transportation in Marion County, West Virginia
Road bridges in West Virginia
Former toll bridges in West Virginia
Steel bridges in the United States

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