New Martinsville Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:New Martinsville Bridge
Carries:2 lanes of /
Crosses:Ohio River
Locale:New Martinsville, West Virginia and Hannibal, Ohio
Maint:West Virginia Department of Transportation
Id:00000000052A007
Design:steel through truss
Mainspan:721.8feet
Length:2100feet
Width:27.5feet
Below:75feet over Ohio River
Traffic:8,200 (2005)
Open:1961[1]
Coordinates:39.6592°N -80.8633°W

The New Martinsville Bridge, or the Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge, is a steel through truss bridge over the Ohio River between West Virginia and Ohio. It carries West Virginia Route 7 over the river between Hannibal, Ohio and New Martinsville, West Virginia.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Martinsville Bridge (New Martinsville/Hannibal, 1961).
  2. Web site: National Bridge Inventory: WV 00000000052A007. April 16, 2010.