Interstate 470 Bridge

Interstate 470 Bridge
Official name Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge
Carries I-470
Crosses Ohio River
ID number 00000000035A123
Design Tied-arch bridge
Total length 239 meters (784 ft)
Vertical clearance 21 meters (69 ft)
Construction begin 1975 (1975)
References: [1][2]

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge is a four-lane arch-suspension bridge in the United States. It carries Interstate 470 over the Ohio River between Bridgeport, Ohio and Wheeling, West Virginia.

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History

Construction on the tied-arch bridge began in 1975, and was scheduled to be completed by 1981. Construction was not completed on time due to the Ohio Department of Transportation's delays on Ohio State Route 7 along the western shores of the river.[2] The estimated cost to construct the span was about $54 million.[3] During construction of the span it was dubbed the "bridge to nowhere" as the bridge did not connect to the Ohio segment of I-470. In 1981, frays in the vertical hanger cables delayed the opening of the bridge, which was scheduled to open in July 1981.[4]

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References

  1. ^ "00000000035A123". National Bridge Inventory. Federal Highway Administration. http://nationalbridges.com/nbi_record.php?StateCode=54&struct=00000000035A123. Retrieved January 29, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "Problems Stall Ohio River Span Opening". Sunday Times-Sentinel. Associated Press (Point Pleasant, West Virginia). July 24, 1983. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=phNEAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wLAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1356,1791787&dq=interstate-470-bridge&hl=en. Retrieved January 29, 2011. 
  3. ^ Bryson Hodel, Martha (November 20, 1980). "New Bridges to Cut Down Travel Time". The Daily Sentinel. Associated Press (Middleport, Ohio): p. 1. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yCJDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=u6wMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5458,5045166&dq=interstate-470+ohio-river&hl=en. Retrieved January 29, 2011. 
  4. ^ "Frayed Cables Delay Span". Daily Times (Portsmouth, Ohio): p. 1. April 27, 1981. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VilGAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8NAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5483,5010186&dq=interstate-470+ohio-river&hl=en. Retrieved January 29, 2011. 

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