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<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== ==Details==

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Bridge in Ohio and Parkersburg, West Virginia
Blennerhassett Island Bridge
Coordinates39°16′36″N 81°38′49″W / 39.2767°N 81.6469°W / 39.2767; -81.6469
CarriesWill carry (4 lanes)
CrossesOhio River
LocaleBelpre, Ohio and Parkersburg, West Virginia
Maintained byOhio Department of Transportation
West Virginia Department of Transportation
Characteristics
DesignThrough arch bridge
Total length4,009 feet (1,222 m)
Width107 feet (33 m)
Longest span878 feet (268 m)
Clearance above76 feet (23 m)
History
OpenedScheduled for April, 2008
Location

Blennerhassett Island Bridge is currently under construction. The bridge will be an tied-arch bridge upon its completion in April, 2008 at a cost of $120 million dollars. This is the final piece to the Corridor D project which is apart of the Appalachian Development Highway System. The bridge will be marked U.S. 50 for the entire structure once it's completed.

Details

The bridge will travel over the Ohio River and the historic Blennerhassett Island west of Belpre and Parkersburg. The bridge will be owned by the ODOT and WVDOT. The bridge is currently being constructed by the Walsh Construction Company of Chicago.

References

  1. Columbus Dispatch. "Bridge Opening Delayed". Retrieved 2007-11-15. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  2. ^ GoBridges.com. "Innovative tied-arch steel bridge to span Ohio River". Retrieved 2005-05-28.

External links

Crossings of the Ohio River
Upstream
Parkersburg-Belpre Bridge
Blennerhassett Island Bridge
Future
Downstream
Ravenswood Bridge
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