NOTICE: During the next few weeks, please examine the new Bridge Over Cheat Lake,
and on the East Upstream side please notice a gap in the Guard Rail for pulling off into
a small area freshly graveled and decorated with large stone pieces from the old bridge piers.
This new area is intended for use of car top carry down boats, not for swimming. We owe
a big thank you to Frank Jernejcic, Fish Biologist, WV-DNR and Brayman Construction for
the work done thus far on this pull-off, parking, site seeing, car-top boat access location.
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. What would you name the new bridge? I hope that the new name is The Ice's Ferry Bridge. That was the name for the old bridge, and the location was the site of the ferry crossing in the earliest days for pioneers when the Ice family settled in that vicinity and gave birth to the first non native child west of these mountains. The Ice Family monument has been preserved and is now located on the East Downstream side of the new bridge, another reason that the Ice family name would be right for the new bridge. What would you name the new bridge?
2. Stop by the East Upstream access location and look around. We might work with the WV Division of Natural Resources to improve this carry-down boat access location over the coming months and years. What ideas would you have. In some locations, some fill dirt and grass might be feasible. Safety features may be needed along the access ramp, which is rather steep. Your ideas would be appreciated.
NOTE: If you are walking on or near the new bridge and decide to cross to the other side, you will be in danger of the automobile traffic because cars and trucks are going much faster on this new bridge than was the case with the old one and no crossing points have been allowed for. Safety first, please take great care.