This Wheeling Bridge is the Oldest Surviving Bridge in West Virginia Emma Wiley June 2, 2021 The Elm Grove Stone Arch Bridge has become part of many Wheeling residents’ daily routines, connecting commuters to downtown and providing access to the main Elm Grove strip. Hundreds of cars pass over the Ston...
Mestrovic Serving as Panelist for National Road Bicentennial Symposium Provided October 26, 2018 Jesse Mestrovic, director of parks and strategic planning for the City of Wheeling, will participate in the National Road Bicentennial Symposium slated for Saturday, Oct. 27, at Washington & Jefferson Colle...
America’s First Highway in Spotlight Erin Rothenbuehler October 25, 2018 The 2018 Ohio Valley History Expo will be celebrating the 200th anniversary of the completion of the National Road from Cumberland, Md., to Wheeling, (West) Virginia, with a number of events, beginning early ne...
Roberts Ruminates: Ode to This Road Laura Jackson Roberts April 7, 2018 6 The National Road runs like an artery right through our community. It wasn’t originally meant to come through Wheeling, though. It began in Cumberland, Md., and ultimately ended in Vandalia, Ill., but thanks to...
An Ode to Wheeling Summers Christina Fisanick July 2, 2017 19 By Christina Greer The headlines are depressing. “The most miserable state in the US is West Virginia. For the fifth year in a row!” (The 2014 Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index) “West Virgin...
WVDOH Paving Way Toward Progress Steve Novotney September 18, 2016 3 He was being honest when he said it. “This job sometimes keeps me up at night,” admitted Gus Suwaid, the chief engineer of the Division of Highways District 6. “And I lose sleep because of all the issues we ...
Wheeling Area Infrastructure a DOH Priority Steve Novotney July 22, 2016 3 (Cover photo provided by the Al Molnar Collection) Two of them can be renovated but one, the span in the middle, needs completely replaced during an interstate project east of Wheeling Tunnel that is project...
