Blennerhassett Island Bridge

Blennerhassett Island Bridge
Blennerhassett Island Bridge
Coordinates	39°16′36″N 81°38′49″W
Carries	4 lanes of US 50
Crosses	Ohio River
Locale	Belpre Township, Washington County, Ohio and Washington, West Virginia
Maintained by	West Virginia Division of Highways
Characteristics
Design	Network Arch Bridge
Total length	4,009 feet (1,222 m)
Width	107 feet (33 m)
Longest span	878 feet (268 m)
Clearance below	76 feet (23 m)
History
Opened	June 13, 2008

Blennerhassett Island Bridge, with a network arch design, [1] carries U.S. Route 50 (Appalachian Development Highway System's Corridor D) over the over the Ohio River and the historic Blennerhassett Island between Belpre Township, Washington County, Ohio and Washington, West Virginia in the United States. Construction of the bridge was overseen by the Walsh Construction Company of Chicago, and it opened to traffic on June 13, 2008. [2] The completion of the span completed Corridor D between Interstate 275 east of Cincinnati to Interstate 79 at Clarksburg, West Virginia.

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Parkersburg News. "Bridge Nears Completion". Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
GoBridges.com. "Innovative tied-arch steel bridge to span Ohio River". Archived from the original on October 7, 2007. Retrieved 2015-12-08.

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