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The New Dominion
Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia
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A special session of the county court in Marion County discussed plans for a new bridge over the Monongahela River at Fairmont, prompted by government engineers' warnings about the unsafe old suspension bridge due to heavy traffic. Efforts aim to involve the county, city, and street car company in building a new iron structure, deeming repairs wasteful.
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The government engineers have again notified the county officials to get the old suspension bridge out of the way, with the enormous traffic over it will not be safe much longer. It is thought that an effort will be made get the county, the city and the street car company to go together and build a new iron structure. To repair the old bridge would be a waste of time and money.
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Marion County
Event Date
Saturday
Outcome
plans discussed for new iron bridge; old suspension bridge deemed unsafe and repair wasteful
Event Details
Special session of county court held to discuss and arrange plans for new bridge over Monongahela river at Fairmont; government engineers notified officials to remove old suspension bridge due to heavy traffic; effort to involve county, city, and street car company in building new structure