The aunt who inadvertently got me interested in genealogy was born in Moundsville. Though the library you see to the right is not the one she used as a child, she read more than any of my other aunts; of course, because she had no children, she had more time than those in-laws who did.
[Photos taken on 9 Aug 2015]
No, the bridge wasn't twisting in the wind; rather, I drove with one hand and took photos with the other. This view is westward as one leaves Moundsville. My 2010 Road Atlas doesn't show a bridge, but Wheeling & Moundsville are on a panhandle which extends up the western side of Pennsylvannia.
A view to the right looking up the Ohio River.
Prior to 15 Aug 1886 when this bridge was built there was a ferry which transported those crossing the Ohio -- though not necessarily at this same location.
In Ohio looking east at the Moundsville Bridge, which has very little traffic on it.
OOPS! The red pickup whipped onto the approach from an access road to the right.
While the Ohio runs north/south here where the bridge was built, it turns east just a short distance downstream, where you can see the wakes of two speedboats.
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Links:
- Brief Wikipedia article on the Moundsville, WV, bridge
- Flickr photo from the Ohio River bank
- Pixdaus photo of bridge
Routes:
M 3 Aug Actual Route: Winchester W/M - Lowe's - Harpers Ferry, WV, NHP - Charles Town McDs - Charles Town W/M
T 4 Aug Actual Route: Charles Town W/M - Dollar Tree - Winchester, VA, Lowe's - Winchester W/M
W 5 Aug Actual Route: Winchester, VA, W/M - Lowe's - Capon Bridge, WV, Lib - Romney - Keyser W/M
Th 6 Aug Actual Route: Keyser, WV, W/M - BackBone Mtn, MD, - Grafton, WV, Lib - Grafton W/M
F 7 Aug Actual Route: Grafton W/M - Clarksburg VA Med Ctr - Morgantown - PA I-79 Rest Area
Sa 8 Aug Actual Route: PA I-79 Rest Area - Fairmont - Hundred Lib - Moundsville Lib - Walmart
Su 9 Aug Actual Route: Moundsville W/M - Lib - Wheeling, WV, Lib - Washington, PA, California, PA, Masontown bd
M 10 Aug Actual Route: Masontown, PA, bd, Uniontown, PA, Ft Necessity Natl Battlefield, Cumberland, MD, - Keyser, WV, W/M
T 11 Aug Actual Route: Keyser, WV, W/M - Cumberland, MD, - Mt Davis, PA, - WV Rest Area
W 12 Aug Actual Route: WV Rest Area - Chambersburg, PA, Lowe's - Walmart
Th 13 Aug Actual Route: Chambersburg, PA, W/M - Lowe's - Grove Fmy Lib - Chambersburg W/M
F 14 Aug Route: Chambersburg, PA, W/M - Grove Fmy Lib - Chambersburg W/M
Finding Campgrounds:
- RV Campgrounds from TrailerLifeDirectory.com
- Family Camping Directories from Woodalls.com
- Free campsites website
- Info on finding BLM Campgrounds
