Williamstown Bridge
Williamstown Bridge | |
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 Viewing the Williamstown Bridge from Williamstown, West Virginia. | |
| Coordinates | 39°24′30″N 81°26′52″W / 39.40833°N 81.44778°W |
| Carries |  WV 31/ SR 602 lanes plus sidewalk |
| Crosses | Ohio River |
| Locale | Williamstown, West Virginia |
| Maintained by | West Virginia Department of Transportation |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Steel Continuous Truss |
| History | |
| Opened | 1992 |
| Location | |
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The Williamstown Bridge is a bridge over the Ohio River between Williamstown, West Virginia, and Marietta, Ohio. The bridge carries West Virginia Route 31 and Ohio State Route 60. U.S. Route 21 was also formerly routed along this bridge.
Original bridge
[edit]The original bridge at this site was constructed in 1903. It was the first inland cantilever highway bridge in the United States and also site of the first strike, in 1902, by the United Steel Workers union.[1]
Current bridge
[edit]The current Williamstown Bridge was completed in 1992. It reuses some of the piers from the prior bridge, although the Marietta approaches were relocated to a new connection with Ohio State Route 7. This bridge is a continuous truss, the 28th-longest in North America.[2]
See also
[edit]- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Ohio
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in West Virginia
- List of crossings of the Ohio River
References
[edit]- ^ Historic American Engineering Record. "Williamstown-Marrietta Bridge". Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ^ "District 3 Bridge Department". West Virginia Division of Highways. Retrieved 2008-06-12.
External links
[edit]- Williamstown Bridge at Bridges & Tunnels
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. WV-40, "Williamstown-Marietta Bridge, Spanning Ohio River between Williamstown & Marietta, Williamstown, Wood County, WV", 73 photos, 12 data pages, 8 photo caption pages
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