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Bridge Day celebrates which famous West Virginia highway span?
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In 1873, company officials drove the last spike at Hawks Nest, completing this major railroad.
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What rail service was created when Congress passed the 1970 National Passenger Railroad Act
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What animal was the mascot of the Chessie System of railroads?
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Where is the oldest bridge in West Virginia?
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How many miles of the James River & Kanawha Canal were in present-day West Virginia?
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What was the United States' first commercial railroad?
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What is the nickname for the section of U.S. 52 that runs between Kenova and Williamson?
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This important railroad was also known as the Deepwater.
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When it opened in 1849, this was the longest clear-span bridge in the world.
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