Bellaire Toll Bridge Meeting

A complex, longstanding issue facing Benwood, removal of the Bellaire Toll Bridge is an ongoing goal in Marshall County.

The Bellaire OH Toll Bridge will be the focus of a eSenator Charles Clements (R-Wetzel, 2) will meet with officials in Charleston, WV on Wednesday, July 6 to discuss the Bellaire OH Toll Bridge and the continuing need to remove it.

A previous study indicated removal of the bridge over Benwood, WV might cost upwards of $800,000, and that was prior to the pandemic.

The bridge closed in 1991, and its demolition has been mired in controversy ever since.