Relay for America crosses Belmont County on its way to Washington, D.C.
WHEELING —Main Street in Wheeling became the road to Washington, D.C., Wednesday night as a cross-country relay honoring America’s 250th anniversary carried an American flag across the historic Suspension Bridge from Bridgeport into the Friendly City, where runners were greeted by a crowd of well-wishers before continuing east toward the nation’s capital. The Relay for America traveled through Jefferson and Belmont counties before runners crossed the bridge into downtown Wheeling, marking one of the relay's final stops before continuing east through Pennsylvania and toward the ...
