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Bridge in Ohio and Parkersburg, West Virginia

Blennerhassett Island Bridge
Coordinates	39°16′36″N 81°38′49″W / 39.2767°N 81.6469°W / 39.2767; -81.6469
Carries	Will carry 4 lanes of U.S. Route 50
Crosses	Ohio River
Locale	Belpre, Ohio and Parkersburg, West Virginia
Maintained by	Ohio Department of Transportation West Virginia Department of Transportation
Characteristics
Design	Through arch bridge
Total length	??? m (4,009 ft.)
Width	?? m (107 ft.)
Longest span	??? m (878 ft.)
Clearance above	?? m (76 ft.)
History
Opened	Scheduled to open on September 10, 2007 at an expected cost of $120 million
Location

Blennerhassett Island Bridge is currently under construction. The bridge will be an tied-arch bridge upon its completion on September 10, 2007. This is final piece to the Corridor D project which is apart of the Appalachian Development Highway System. The bridge will be marked U.S. 50 for the entire structure once it's completed.

The bridge will travel over the Ohio River and the historic Blennerhassett Island west of Belpre and Parkersburg. The bridge will be owned by the ODOT and WVDOT. The bridge is currently being constructed by the Walsh Construction Company of Chicago.

Crossings of the Ohio River

Upstream
Parkersburg-Belpre Bridge

Blennerhassett Island Bridge
Future

Downstream
Ravenswood Bridge

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