Blennerhassett Island Bridge

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Blennerhassett Island Bridge
Coordinates	39°16′36″N 81°38′49″W / 39.27667°N 81.64694°W / 39.27667; -81.64694
Carries	4 lanes of US 50
Crosses	Ohio River
Locale	Belpre, Ohio and Parkersburg, 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 above	76 feet (23 m)
History
Opened	June 13, 2008
Location

Blennerhassett Island Bridge opened to traffic June 13, 2008. The bridge is a Network Arch Bridge constructed at a cost of $120 million over the Ohio River between Belpre, Ohio and Parkersburg, West Virginia. Construction of the bridge was completed by the Walsh Construction Company of Chicago.

The completion of the span, which carries U.S. Route 50, completed Corridor D between Interstate 275 east of Cincinnati to Interstate 79 at Clarksburg, West Virginia. Corridor D is a part of the Appalachian Development Highway System.

Details

The bridge travels over the Ohio River and the historic Blennerhassett Island. The bridge is wholly owned by WVDOT while only the approach ramps on the Ohio side are owned by ODOT .