1985 Frank "Gunner" Gatski Memorial Bridge over Ohio River at Huntington, WV

(Bridge Hunter; John A. Weeks III; 3D Satellite) 

This is the second bridge built by the Hercules crane. (Luling was the first.)

This bridge "had precast concrete deck sections that were lifted into place." [A comment by TK on Lock #5A]

"The cable arrangement is asymmetrical, which means that the suspended deck is shorter on one side resulting in the need for fewer cables on that side of the span. Bridge was known as the East Huntington Bridge or East End Bridge until it was renamed in 2006 by the State of West Virginia after a local football hero Frank Gatski." [JohnWeeks]

WVDOT posted
[They call it the 31st Street Bridge.]

I noticed that Google Maps labels it the East Huntington Bridge. I checked John Weeks webpage because he is good at tracking down the origins of the formal name for a bridge. He says: "Bridge was known as the East Huntington Bridge or East End Bridge until it was renamed in 2006 by the State of West Virginia after a local football hero Frank Gatski."

Street View

Robert Maihofer II, Nov 2018

1 of  17 photos of the LST 325 posted by Ohio & Kanawha River Photography

When I read that a lane had to be closed for bridge inspections [WVDOT], I checked out the width of the shoulders. When I saw that the bridge has no shoulders, I checked out the year of construction. John Weeks indicates 1985. I'm surprised that such a modern bridge has no shoulders. I question if a bridge needs 10' shoulders on both sides, but I do think they need enough shoulder width that two lanes of traffic can get by a disabled car or an inspection truck.

Street View, Sep 2022