Bender Bridge on the W. Va. Turnpike, Kanawha County, W. Va.
Identifier:
017215
Title:
Bender Bridge on the W. Va. Turnpike, Kanawha County, W. Va.
Date:
1955
Creator:
Glenn Studio, Montgomery, W. Va.
Description:
The Bender Bridge at the southern entrance of the tunnel towers 278 feet above the bottom of the gorge, and was dedicated to Staff Sergeant Stanley Bender, a Congressional Medal of Honor Winner. (Kanawha County)
Subjects:
Iron and steel bridges--West Virginia--Kanawha County., Tunnels--West Virginia--Kanawha County., Toll roads--West Virginia--Kanawha County., Bridges.
Personal Names:
Bender, Stanley, 1909-1994.
Geographic:
Stanley Bender Bridge (W. Va.), Memorial Tunnel (W. Va.), West Virginia Turnpike (W. Va.)
Acquisition Source:
W. Va. Turnpike Commission through Mrs. Rosalind C. Funk
