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.[1]
New Martinsville Bridge | |
|---|---|
 New Martinsville Bridge in 2005. | |
| Coordinates | 39°39′33″N 80°51′48″W / 39.65917°N 80.86333°W |
| Carries | 2 lanes of  WV 7/ SR 536 |
| Crosses | Ohio River |
| Locale | New Martinsville, West Virginia and Hannibal, Ohio |
| Maintained by | West Virginia Department of Transportation[1] |
| ID number | 00000000052A007[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | steel through truss[1] |
| Total length | 2,100 feet (640.1 m)[1] |
| Width | 27.5 feet (8.4 m)[1] |
| Longest span | 721.8 feet (220.0 m) |
| Clearance below | 75 feet (22.9 m) over Ohio River[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 1961[2] |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 8,200 (2005)[1] |
| Location | |
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See also
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edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "National Bridge Inventory: WV 00000000052A007". Retrieved April 16, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "New Martinsville Bridge (New Martinsville/Hannibal, 1961)".