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'''Blennerhassett Island Bridge''' opened to traffic June 13, 2008. The bridge is a ] constructed<ref name="Delayed">{{cite web|url=http://www.wvcorridord.com/media_20080412_bridgenears.htm|title=Bridge Nears Completion|author=Parkersburg News|accessdate=2008-04-16}}</ref> at a cost of $120 million over the ] between ] and ] in the ]. Construction of the bridge was completed by the Walsh Construction Company of ].<ref name="Go Bridge"/> '''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 ].

The completion of the span, which carries ], completed ] between ] east of ] to ] at ]. Corridor D is a part of the ].<ref name="Go Bridge">{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071007132032/http://www.gobridges.com/article.asp?id=323|title=Innovative tied-arch steel bridge to span Ohio River|author=GoBridges.com|accessdate=2015-12-08}}</ref>

==Details==
The bridge travels over the ] and the historic ]. The bridge is wholly owned by ] while only the approach ramps on the Ohio side are owned by ] .


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Latest revision as of 03:04, 23 October 2023

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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