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| Street View, Aug 2022 |
The 4008' (1.2km) long bridge has a main span of 878' (268m). [BridgeHunter]
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| A.J. Bertin posted The Blennerhassett Island Bridge carries U.S. 50 over the Ohio River and Blennerhassett Island between Belpre Township OH and Washington WV... just outside of Parkersburg, West Virginia. Pretty neat bridge. (I took this photo in April 2021 while I was passing through the area.) |
"This is a network arch bridge- similar to a modern tied arch but more in common with a historic Bowstring truss with its diagonal hangers. Acts more like a truss than a tied arch under analysis." [Ian Anderson comment on ArchivedBridgeHunter]
"You mentioned the contractor, Walsh Construction, and to be complete, the designer, a joint design by Michael Baker Corporation and HNTB. I was the project manager for the design of the main span and plate girder approach spans and enjoyed the challenge of design of the second network tied arch on the North American Continent. The only other networked tied arch, currently, is on Interstate 195 in Rhode Island. The owner of the Blennerhassett bridge is the West Virginia Department of Transportation. It is now, according to my best information, the second longest networked tied arch bridge in the world. The longest was constructed in China just a few years previous to the opening of this structure although I have not personally been able to verify this information." [James Francisco commented on ArchivedBridgeHunter]
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