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Carpenter Bridge (Ohio River)
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The Hi Carpenter Memorial Bridge is a bridge over the Ohio River
between Newport, Ohio and St. Marys, West Virginia
. It carries Ohio State Route 807
and West Virginia Route 807.
, died April 19, 1970, the eldest of 14 children born to Alexander and Rhoda (Allendar) Carpenter. He was a well-known riverman
, who began his career ferrying mail between Raven Rock and Leith, Ohio, when he was 13 years old. He was successful in many enterprises including the sand and gravel business, farming thirteen Ohio River
islands which he owned at one time, apple raising, road construction, transportation and his greatest undertaking, building the Short Route Bridge in 1928.
Ohio River
The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...
between Newport, Ohio and St. Marys, West Virginia
St. Marys, West Virginia
St. Marys is a city in Pleasants County, West Virginia, in the United States. The population was 2,017 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Pleasants County. St. Marys was established in 1849 by Alexander Creel, who is said to have had a vision of Mary while passing the townsite by boat...
. It carries Ohio State Route 807
Ohio State Route 807
State Route 807 is a long north–south state highway in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio...
and West Virginia Route 807.
Namesake
The bridge is named in honor of Hiram A. Carpenter, born December 3, 1880 in Pleasants County, West VirginiaPleasants County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,514 people, 2,887 households, and 2,136 families residing in the county. The population density was 58 people per square mile . There were 3,214 housing units at an average density of 25 per square mile...
, died April 19, 1970, the eldest of 14 children born to Alexander and Rhoda (Allendar) Carpenter. He was a well-known riverman
Riverman
This article is about the racehorse. For the song by Nick Drake, see Five Leaves Left.Riverman was a French Thoroughbred racehorse. Foaled in Kentucky, he was bred by Harry F. Guggenheim of the prominent American Guggenheim family...
, who began his career ferrying mail between Raven Rock and Leith, Ohio, when he was 13 years old. He was successful in many enterprises including the sand and gravel business, farming thirteen Ohio River
Ohio River
The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...
islands which he owned at one time, apple raising, road construction, transportation and his greatest undertaking, building the Short Route Bridge in 1928.