Ravenswood Bridge

State Route 824
Location: Lebanon Township
View of the bridge from Ravenswood
The Ravenswood Bridge in 2007

Ravenswood Bridge is a two-lane cantilever bridge in the United States, connecting Ravenswood, West Virginia and rural Meigs County, Ohio, across the Ohio River. It has a total length of 2,710 ft (830 m) with a main span of 900 ft (270 m). The bridge was completed in 1981.[1]

The bridge replaced a ferry that had crossed the river between Ravenswood at Walnut Street and rural Lebanon Township since at least 1925.[2][3] When the bridge opened in 1981, on the Ohio side of the river, the bridge and its approach route carried the 0.57-mile-long (0.92 km) State Route 824 (SR 824).[4] The crossing originally led to a winding two-lane SR 338. In 2003, the SR 824 designation was removed when the US 33 bypass in Meigs County was completed leading to Pomeroy, Ohio.[5]

Browse numbered routes
SR 823OHSR 833

See also

References

  1. The World Almanac and Book of Facts. World Almanac Education Group. 2002. p. 609. ISBN 0-88687-872-1.
  2. Ravenswood Quadrangle–West Virginia/Ohio (Topographic map) (Revised 1987 ed.). 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series. United States Geological Survey. 1960. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  3. Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by G.F. Schlesinger, Director. Ohio Division of Highways. 1925. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  4. "2001 MEIGS CO 2 AVERAGE 24-HR TRAFFIC VOLUME" (PDF). ODOT. 2001. p. 3. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  5. 2003-2004 Official Ohio Transportation Map (MrSID) (Map). Cartography by Gordon Proctor, Director. Ohio Department of Transportation. 2003. Retrieved August 20, 2013.

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Coordinates: 38°56′11″N 81°45′26″W / 38.9365°N 81.7572°W / 38.9365; -81.7572


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