By Sarah Marino |
Times West Virginian Jan 3, 2021
Jan 3, 2021
Getting the accent lighting repaired has been one item on a list that Fairmont City Manager Valerie Means has tackled since coming to the city in spring of 2019. Photo by Eric Cravey
FAIRMONT â At 1,275 feet long and 56 feet wide the Jefferson Street Bridge in Fairmont, also known as the Million Dollar Bridge had lost its illumination. Attributed to water damage to the conduit, getting the lights underneath and on the sides of its span repaired seemingly kept leading city officials to dead ends.
Fairmont City Manager Valerie Means was determined to have the bridgeâs lights shining once again. A letter that Council Member Tom Mainella wrote to West Virginia Secretary of Transportation Byrd White received a positive response last May.