The New Martinsville Bridge, or the Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge, is a

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bridge over the

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West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the Bur ...

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. It carries

West Virginia Route 7 West Virginia Route 7 is an east–west state highway located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The western terminus of the route is at the Ohio state line in New Martinsville, where WV 7 becomes State Route 536 upon crossing the Ohio River ...

over the river between

Hannibal, Ohio Hannibal is a census-designated place in eastern Ohio Township, Monroe County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 43931. In the 2020 Census, it had a population of 314. Hannibal lies along Ohio State Route 7, near an ...

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New Martinsville, West Virginia New Martinsville is a city in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 5,186 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Wetzel County. Geography New Martinsville is located at (39.657465, -80.85 ...

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Hi Carpenter Memorial Bridge The Hi Carpenter Memorial Bridge is a cantilever bridge over the Ohio River between Newport, Ohio and St. Marys, West Virginia. It carries Ohio State Route 807 (SR 807) and West Virginia Route 807 (WV 807) and serves to connect WV 2 with OH 7 ...

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