since the 1860 s the ohio valley regional transportation authority ovrta and the eastern ohio regional transit authority eorta are the two agencies that currently provide public mass transit for the region . the two authorities work cooperatively to serve member communities on both sides of the ohio river . the ovrta operates in part seven fixed bus routes in the west virginia communities of wheeling and bethlehem in ohio county as well as benwood and mcmechen in marshall county . the seven fixed routes operated by the ovrta are the elm grove highlands mcmechen mount de chantal mozart bethlehem north park wheeling heights warwood and wheeling island . the eorta operates four fixed bus routes that primarily serve the ohio communities in belmont and jefferson counties of bellaire bridgeport brookside martins ferry rayland shadyside tiltonsville yorkville and the communities located along the blaine route west of brookside i.e. wolfhurst lansing and blaine . the four eorta bus routes also cross the ohio river to offer service to and from downtown wheeling . the four fixed routes operated by the eorta are the blaine ohio valley mall martins ferry rayland martins ferry yorkville and shadyside runs . home fares hours route maps schedules policies title vi complaint procedures reasonable modification complaint procedures meetings announcements advantage service mission statement goals & objectives links contact us 21 s. huron street wheeling wv 26003 phone 304 232 2190