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The '''Robert C. Byrd Bridge''' is a 720 foot ] automobile bridge that crosses the ] between ] and ]. The crossing was constructed to replace an old, narrow two lane structure that was demolished after 69 years of service in a spectatular implosion on ], ]. The previous bridge, opened in 1926, was Huntington's first bridge across the Ohio River and was designed in a gothic style, complete with four two-ton spires that rested on top of each peak. |
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The '''Robert C. Byrd Bridge''' is a 720 foot ] automobile bridge that crosses the ] between ] and ]. The crossing was constructed to replace an old, narrow two lane structure that was demolished after 69 years of service in a spectatular implosion on ], ]. The previous bridge, opened in 1926, was Huntington's first bridge across the Ohio River and was designed in a gothic style, complete with four two-ton spires that rested on top of each peak. |
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The ground breaking ceremonies for the four-lane bridge was held on ], ]. James Watkins of the ] stated on this date that the design and construction of the ] bypass would begin in 1996 (it would not begin until 2000). The old bridge closed in the summer of 1993 to allow for the construction of the ramps on the West Virginia and Ohio side. The new bridge–named the Robert C. Byrd Bridge under an executive order from then-Governor ] to honor the U.S. senator from ] who is credited with obtaining the funding for the project–was completed on ], ]. The $32.6 million bridge was constructed with $1.4 coming from ], $5.6 coming from West Virginia, and $25.3 in federal funds. |
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The ground breaking ceremonies for the four-lane bridge was held on ], ]. James Watkins, of the ], stated that the importance of the new four-lane span would only be heightened by the construction of the Chesapeake-Proctorville ] bypas that would "begin in 1996 <ref name="BOSM">"Bridge opening sparks memories." The Ironton Tribune. 6 Nov. 1994.</ref>." Work on the bypas did not begin until 2000. |
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The old 6th Street Bridge closed in the summer of 1993 to allow for the construction of the ramps and approaches in West Virginia and Ohio <ref name="BOSM"/>. The new bridge was named the Robert C. Byrd Bridge under an executive order from former Governor ] to honor the U.S. senator from ] who is credited with obtaining the funding for the project that was completed on ], ]. The $32.6 million bridge was constructed with $1.4 coming from ], $5.6 coming from West Virginia, and $25.3 in federal funds. |
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The old 6th Street Bridge closed in the summer of 1993 to allow for the construction of the ramps and approaches in West Virginia and Ohio . The new bridge was named the Robert C. Byrd Bridge under an executive order from former Governor Gaston Caperton to honor the U.S. senator from West Virginia who is credited with obtaining the funding for the project that was completed on November 6, 1994. The $32.6 million bridge was constructed with $1.4 coming from Ohio, $5.6 coming from West Virginia, and $25.3 in federal funds.
