New Martinsville Bridge

New Martinsville Bridge

New Martinsville Bridge in 2005.
Coordinates 39°39′33″N 80°51′48″W / 39.65917°N 80.86333°W / 39.65917; -80.86333Coordinates: 39°39′33″N 80°51′48″W / 39.65917°N 80.86333°W / 39.65917; -80.86333
Carries 2 lanes of WV 7/ SR 536
Crosses Ohio River
Locale New Martinsville, West Virginia and Hannibal, Ohio
Maintained by West Virginia Division of Highways[1]
ID number 00000000052A007[1]
Characteristics
Design steel thru truss[1]
Total length 2,100 feet (640.1 m)[1]
Width 27.5 feet (8.4 m)[1]
Clearance below 75 feet (22.9 m) over Ohio River[1]
History
Opened 1961[2]
Statistics
Daily traffic 8,200 (2005)[1]

The New Martinsville Bridge, or the Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge, is a steel thru truss bridge over the Ohio River between West Virginia and Ohio. It carries West Virginia Route 7 over the river between Hannibal, Ohio and New Martinsville, West Virginia.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "National Bridge Inventory: WV 00000000052A007". Retrieved April 16, 2010.
  2. ↑ Structurae [en]: Structures: Structural Types: Cantilever truss bridges

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