Memorial Bridge

The Memorial Bridge, locally known as the toll bridge, crosses the Ohio River connecting Belpre, Ohio and Parkersburg, West Virginia. The bridge is an alternate route to access U.S. Route 50 in Ohio from central Parkersburg.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cook House and Avery Street Historic District.

Cook House

Historic building

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Cook House is a historic home located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was built in 1825, and consists of a center section with two flanking wings in the Federal style. Cook House is situated 3,700 feet southeast of Memorial Bridge.

Avery Street Historic District

Park

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Avery Street Historic District, is a national historic district located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It is to the east of the Julia-Ann Square Historic District and south of the Parkersburg High School-Washington Avenue Historic District.

St. Francis Xavier Church

Church

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St. Francis Xavier Church is a historic church at 532 Market Street in Parkersburg, West Virginia. This church was built in 1869 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. St. Francis Xavier Church is situated 1¼ miles south of Memorial Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Riverside and Belpre.

Riverside

Neighborhood

Riverside is an unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia, United States.

Belpre

Town

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Belpre is a city in Washington County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River across from Parkersburg, West Virginia. The population was 6,728 at the 2020 census.