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The Lane Avenue Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge over the Olentangy River in the American city of Columbus, Ohio. Designed by Jones-Stuckey Ltd., the construction was completed on November 14, 2003. The bridge is 113 meters (371 feet) in length, carrying six 3.5 meters (11 feet) wide lanes for vehicle traffic, as well as two 3.5 meter sidewalks.
The roofless wooden toll bridge was built in 1816, the first bridge to cross the Scioto River in Columbus. [6] In 1826 the bridge was replaced by a similar bridge, though it was washed away in an 1832 flood. A free public bridge was then slated to be built. During this time, a freshet washed away the temporary bridge in 1834. [5]
The bridges are 239 feet (73 m) above the river, making them the highest bridges in Ohio, [6] and are 2,252 ft (686 m) long, 55 ft (17 m) wide, with 440 ft (130 m) main spans. [1] The bridges each have two marked lanes with room for a third lane. [2] The original Warren truss bridges [7] at the same location were opened to traffic in 1965 [4 ...
Henderson Bridge (Ohio River) CSX Transportation: Union Township and Henderson: 1932 Bi-State Vietnam Gold Star Bridges: US 41: Evansville and Henderson (crosses the river entirely within the state of Kentucky at this point) 1932, 1965
Each bridge platoon transported one unit of steel treadway bridge equipage for construction of ferries and bridges in river-crossing operations of the armored division. [38] Stream-crossing equipment included utility powerboats, pneumatic floats, and two units of steel treadway bridge equipment, each of which allowed the engineers to build a ...
A pair of Pittsburgh-area bridges reopened Saturday morning after 26 barges broke loose the previous night and floated uncontrolled down the Ohio River, damaging a marina, authorities said.
This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Cuyahoga River from its mouth at Lake Erie upstream to its source at Burton, Ohio. The list includes current road and rail crossings, as well as various other crossings of the river.
Twenty-six barges loaded mostly with dry cargo broke loose from a Pittsburgh marina late Friday night and floated uncontrollably down the Ohio River, causing extensive damage to neighboring docks ...