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

Acquisition Method:

Gift

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView