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'''Blennerhassett Island Bridge''', with a ],<ref name="Delayed">{{cite web|author=Parkersburg News|title=Bridge Nears Completion|url=http://www.wvcorridord.com/media_20080412_bridgenears.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513131413/http://www.wvcorridord.com/media_20080412_bridgenears.htm|archive-date=2008-05-13|access-date=2008-04-16}}</ref> carries ] (] ]) over the ] and the historic ] between ] and ] in the ]. Construction of the bridge was overseen by the Walsh Construction Company of ], and it opened to traffic on June 13, 2008. <ref name="Go Bridge">{{cite web|author=GoBridges.com|title=Innovative tied-arch steel bridge to span Ohio River|url=http://www.gobridges.com/article.asp?id=323|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071007132032/http://www.gobridges.com/article.asp?id=323|archive-date=October 7, 2007|access-date=2015-12-08}}</ref> The completion of the span completed ] between ] east of ] to ] at ].
'''Blennerhassett Island Bridge''' is currently under construction. The bridge will be an ] upon its completion in ], ]
<ref name="Delayed">{{cite web|url=http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2007/11/15/bridge.html|title=Bridge Opening Delayed||author=Columbus Dispatch|accessdate=2007-11-15}}</ref> at a cost of $120 million dollars. This is the final piece to the ] project which is apart of the ]<ref name="Go Bridge">{{cite web|url=http://www.gobridges.com/article.asp?id=323|title=Innovative tied-arch steel bridge to span Ohio River|author=GoBridges.com|accessdate=2005-05-28}}</ref>. The bridge will be marked ] for the entire structure once it's completed.


==Details== ==Photo gallery==
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The bridge will travel over the ] and the historic ] west of ] and ]. The bridge will be owned by the ] and ]. The bridge is currently being constructed by the Walsh Construction Company of ]<ref name="Go Bridge"/>.
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Bridge in Ohio and Washington, West Virginia
Blennerhassett Island Bridge
Coordinates39°16′36″N 81°38′49″W / 39.27667°N 81.64694°W / 39.27667; -81.64694
Carries4 lanes of US 50
CrossesOhio River
LocaleBelpre Township, Ohio and Washington, West Virginia
Maintained byWest Virginia Department of Transportation
Characteristics
DesignNetwork Arch Bridge
Total length4,009 feet (1,222 m)
Width107 feet (33 m)
Longest span878 feet (268 m)
Clearance below76 feet (23 m)
History
OpenedJune 13, 2008
Location

Blennerhassett Island Bridge, with a network arch design, carries U.S. Route 50 (Appalachian Development Highway System's Corridor D) over the Ohio River and the historic Blennerhassett Island between Belpre Township, 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. 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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References

  1. Parkersburg News. "Bridge Nears Completion". Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  2. 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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Crossings of the Ohio River
Upstream
Parkersburg–Belpre Bridge
Blennerhassett Island Bridge
Downstream
Ravenswood Bridge


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