West Huntington Bridge
West Huntington Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 38°24′47′′N 82°29′11′′W / 38.4131°N 82.4864°W / 38.4131; -82.4864 |
| Crosses | Ohio River |
| Locale | Huntington, West Virginia and Burlington, Ohio |
| Official name | Nick Joe Rahall II Bridge |
| Maintained by | West Virginia Department of Transportation |
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The West Huntington Bridge (officially named the Nick Joe Rahall II Bridge, also called the West End Bridge or the 17th Street West Bridge) is a two-lane, 562-foot (171 m) cantilever bridge on the west side of Huntington, West Virginia, United States. It crosses the Ohio River and carries U.S. Route 52 between Ohio State Route 7 and Interstate 64.
Background
[edit ]The bridge was completed in 1968 at the cost of 5ドル.2 million as part of the West Huntington Expressway.[1]
West Virginia Route 94 was signed on this bridge until 1984 when U.S. Route 52 was diverted on to a new route with Interstate 64. In 1999, the bridge was closed to traffic for refurbishing, which included a new driving surface, barriers and a green paint scheme. On May 9, 1999, the bridge was reopened and subsequently dedicated to Nick Joe Rahall, the then-congressman for the 3rd District of West Virginia.[2] It was the first public works project to bear his name.
The bridge can also be seen in the closing scene of the 2006 biopic We Are Marshall . A female character is seen traveling across the bridge, going into Ohio from Huntington.
See also
[edit ]Further reading
[edit ]- Nick J. Rahall Bridge at Bridges & Tunnels
References
[edit ]- ^ "No Soul, No Toll, Say Drivers". Chillicothe Gazette . December 7, 1968. p. 7.
- ^ Redekopp, Christina. "West End bridge bears name of Rep. Nick Rahall." Herald-Dispatch [Huntington] May 9, 1999. Jan. 2, 2007.
38°24′47′′N 82°29′11′′W / 38.41306°N 82.48639°W / 38.41306; -82.48639
- Bridges over the Ohio River
- Road bridges in West Virginia
- Bridges completed in 1970
- U.S. Route 52
- Buildings and structures in Huntington, West Virginia
- Buildings and structures in Lawrence County, Ohio
- Transportation in Cabell County, West Virginia
- Transportation in Lawrence County, Ohio
- Road bridges in Ohio
- Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System
- Cantilever bridges in the United States
- Interstate vehicle bridges in the United States