Ben Williamson Memorial Bridge
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| Ben Williamson Memorial Bridge | |
| Carries |   2 lanes of Southbound U.S. Route 60 (bridge currently closed for painting with traffic diverted to the nearby Simeon Willis Memorial Bridge |
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| Crosses | Ohio River |
| Locale | Coal Grove, Ohio and Ashland, Kentucky |
| Maintained by | Kentucky Transportation Cabinet |
| Design | Cantilever bridge |
| Opening date | 1920s |
Constructed in the late 1920s, the two-lane Ben Williamson Bridge connects Coal Grove, Ohio to Ashland, Kentucky, crossing the Ohio River. Formerly a two-way span before the parallel Simeon Willis Memorial Bridge was completed upstream in 1985, it is used for Kentucky-bound traffic today. In 1999, the bridge was closed and renovated during which time traffic in both directions was diverted to the Willis Bridge. In early 2007, traffic was again diverted to the Willis bridge in order to renovate and paint the bridge.
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| Bridges of the Ohio River | |||
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| Upstream Simeon Willis Memorial Bridge  |
Ben Williamson Memorial Bridge (closed) |
Downstream Ironton-Russell Bridge |
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