Interstate 70 East

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Interstate 70 East
Interstate 70 eastbound crosses the west branch of the Ohio River between Bridgeport, Ohio and Wheeling Island, West Virginia. Continuing across the city of Wheeling, I-70 meets Main Street (WV 2/251), the freeway along U.S. 250/WV 2, and U.S. 40 (National Road) at Oglebay Park over the course of two miles. 10/15/04
Exits 1 A/B serve Downtown Wheeling just beyond Wheeling Island. U.S. 40/250 join Interstate 70 from Zane Street just ahead of the Fort Henry Bridge. 10/15/04
Interstate 70 spans Wheeling Island along a viaduct. I-70 travels 14.45 miles overall across the Mountaineer State. 10/15/04
Eastbound Interstate 70 narrows to a single lane through the Wheeling Tunnel beyond Exit 1 A to WV 2 north / U.S. 40 east (Market Street). Points of interest for Exit 1 A include the Wheeling Visitor Center and Wesbanco Arena in Downtown Wheeling. 10/15/04
U.S. 40 east and U.S. 250 south join Interstate 70 across the Fort Henry Bridge spanning the main channel of the Ohio River. 10/15/04
Dedicated on September 8, 1955, the Fort Henry Bridge is a tied arch bridge measuring 2,270 feet in length. The span took four years to construct.1 10/15/04
U.S. 40 separates from I-70/U.S. 250 east at Exit 1 A to WV 2 (Main Street). Bypassing the Wheeling Tunnel to the north, U.S. 40 shifts one block east via 10th Street onto Market Street. WV 2 follows the couplet of Main and Market Streets through Downtown Wheeling. 10/15/04
A lane drop occurs along I-70/U.S. 250 east for Exit 1 A to WV 2 and the continuation of U.S. 40. U.S. 40 follows the National Road along Wheeling Creek from Market Street to Oglebay Park. 10/15/04
North from Main Street, WV 2 (River Road) runs along the east banks of the Ohio River to Warwood, Windsor Heights, Wellsburg and U.S. 22 at Weirton Junction. WV 2 south combines with U.S. 250 beyond Downtown Wheeling. 10/15/04
A flyover joins I-70 west from U.S. 40/WV 2 north on Market Street. I-70/U.S. 250 advance east with a single lane to the Wheeling Tunnel. 10/15/04
The entrance ramp from WV 2 (Market Street) north adds a second eastbound lane through the Wheeling Tunnel. Lane changes are restricted until after Exit 1 B. 10/15/04
U.S. 250 separates from Interstate 70 just beyond the Wheeling Tunnel for a freeway encircling Downtown Wheeling from 16th Street to Wheeling Creek. 10/15/04
A two-wye interchange joins I-70 with U.S. 250 south at Exit 1 B above McColloch Street and Wheeling Creek. U.S. 250 is a freeway south six miles to Benwood and McMechen. U.S. 250 continues along the Ohio River to Moundsville. 10/15/04
Interstate 470 converges with I-70 east just ahead of the folded diamond interchange (Exit 5) with U.S. 40 and WV 88 (National Road). U.S. 40/WV 88 overlap between Bethany Pike in Wheeling and Kruger Street at Elm Grove. 10/15/04
Exit 5 loops away from Interstate 70 east to U.S. 40 (National Road) in Elm Grove. WV 88 combines with U.S. 40 (National Road) just to the west at Kruger Street. 10/15/04
WV 88 (Idabelle Avenue) heads west from Elm Grove to Bethlehem. Paralleling I-70 the north, U.S. 40 (National Road) runs east through Triadelphia and Valley Grove to West Alexander, Pennsylvania. 10/15/04
U.S. 40 west / WV 88 north follow the National Road 3.3 miles from Elm Grove to Edgewood in north Wheeling. 10/15/04

Sources:
  1. Fort Henry Bridge. Ohio County Public Library. Page accessed on July 13, 2024.


Photo Credits:

10/15/04 by AARoads

Connect with:
Interstate 470
U.S. 250 / Route 2

Page Updated 03-07-2005.

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