R.E. Burger Power Station
R.E. Burger Power Station was a 568 megawatt, coal power plant located south of Shadyside, Ohio in Belmont County, Ohio. The plant closed in 2011. It was operated by FirstEnergy.- Type: Brownfield land
- Description: former coal power plant in Ohio
- Also known as: “R E Burger Power Plant” and “R. E. Burger Power Plant”
- Address: OH
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Moundsville Bridge and Grave Creek Mound.
Moundsville Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Moundsville Bridge is a four-lane through arch bridge that connects Mead Township, Ohio and Moundsville, West Virginia across the Ohio River. The approach routes to the bridge carries Ohio State Route 872 on the Ohio side and the unsigned West Virginia Route 2 Spur on the West Virginia side. Moundsville Bridge is situated 2,400 feet northeast of R.E. Burger Power Station.
Grave Creek Mound
Archaeological site
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Grave Creek Mound in the Ohio River Valley in West Virginia is one of the largest conical-type burial mounds in the United States, now standing 62 feet high and 240 feet in diameter. Grave Creek Mound is situated 1 mile northeast of R.E. Burger Power Station.
West Virginia Penitentiary
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The West Virginia Penitentiary, located in Moundsville, West Virginia is now a withdrawn and retired gothic-style prison that operated from 1866 to 1995. The site is now being maintained as a tourist attraction, museum, training facility, and filming location. West Virginia Penitentiary is situated 1 mile east of R.E. Burger Power Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moundsville and Dilles Bottom.
Moundsville
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Moundsville is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, West Virginia, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 8,122 at the 2020 census.
Dilles Bottom
Hamlet
Dilles Bottom is an unincorporated community in Southeastern Mead Township, Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The community is located along the Ohio River five miles south of Shadyside, Ohio. It is the proposed site for an ethane cracker plant.
McKeefrey
Hamlet
McKeefrey is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States. It was also known as Round Bottom and Chestnut Hill. The community was named after one Mr. Keefrey, the proprietor of a local mine. McKeefrey is situated 2 miles southwest of R.E. Burger Power Station.
R.E. Burger Power Station
- Categories: coal-fired power station, oil-fired power station, and industry
- Location: Mead Township, Belmont, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.91127° or 39° 54′ 41″ northLongitude
-80.7619° or 80° 45′ 43″ westElevation
643 feet (196 metres)Open location code
86FXW66Q+G6OpenStreetMap ID
way 837366929OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=brownfield
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Norwegian Bokmål—“R.E. Burger Power Station” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Burger kullkraftverk”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “R. E. Burger kraftverk”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “R. E. Burger kullkraftverk”
- Norwegian: “R. E. Burger kullkraftverk”
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