Interstate 470 Bridge | |
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 The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge is a four-lane tied arch bridge in the United States. It carries Interstate 470 over the Ohio River between Bellaire, Ohio and Wheeling, West Virginia. | |
| Coordinates | 40°02′59″N 80°43′51″W / 40.0498°N 80.7307°W |
| Carries | 4 lanes of  I-470 |
| Crosses | Ohio River |
| Locale | Bellaire, Ohio and Wheeling, West Virginia |
| Official name | Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge |
| Maintained by | West Virginia Department of Transportation |
| ID number | 00000000035A123 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Tied-arch bridge |
| Total length | 409 m (1,342 ft) |
| Longest span | 239 m (784 ft) |
| Clearance above | 21 m (69 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1975 |
| Construction end | 1983 |
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| References | |
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The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge is a four-lane tied arch bridge in the United States. It carries Interstate 470 over the Ohio River between Bellaire, Ohio and Wheeling, West Virginia.
- ^ Federal Highway Administration (2012). "NBI Structure Number: 00000000035A123". National Bridge Inventory. Federal Highway Administration.
- ^ "Problems Stall Ohio River Span Opening". Sunday Times-Sentinel. Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Associated Press. July 24, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2011.