Wheeling Island

Wheeling Island

Wheeling Island is the largest inhabited island in the Ohio River. It lies within the city of Wheeling in Ohio County, West Virginia, in the United States.

Wheeling Island is home to the Wheeling Island Racetrack and Gaming Center at Wheeling Downs. The island lies at the mouths of Wheeling Creek of Ohio and Wheeling Creek of West Virginia.

Bridges

Wheeling Island is connected to downtown Wheeling via the Fort Henry Bridge, which carries Interstate 70, the National Road (U.S. Route 40), and U.S. Route 250, and the Wheeling Suspension Bridge.

Two additional bridges cross the back channel of the Ohio River to connect the island to Bridgeport, one for Interstate 70, and a second for US 250 and US 40.

Variant names

Originally known by various names including Zanes Island and Madison Island, the Board on Geographic Names decided upon Wheeling Island as the bar's official name in 1902.

See also

*List of islands of West Virginia

External links

* [http://www.wheelingisland.com/ Wheeling Island Racetrack & Gaming Center]
* [http://www.cre8m.com/ Creative Impressions] Publisher of "Wheeling Island: A Photographic History " by Robert W. Schramm


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