The bridge replaced a ferry that had crossed the river between Ravenswood at Walnut Street and rural Lebanon Township since at least 1908.[3][4] When the bridge opened in 1981, on the Ohio side of the river, the bridge and its approach route carried the 0.57-mile-long (0.92 km) Ohio State Route 824 (SR 824).[5] The crossing originally led to a winding two-lane SR 338. On the West Virginia side, the bridge carried West Virginia Route 338.[6][1] In 2003, the SR 824 and WV 338 designations were removed when the US 33 relocation in Meigs County was completed and the US 33 designation was moved onto the bridge.[7]
ravenswood, bridge, william, ritchie, bridge, more, commonly, known, lane, cantilever, bridge, united, states, connecting, ravenswood, west, virginia, rural, meigs, county, ohio, across, ohio, river, total, length, with, main, span, bridge, completed, 1981, vi. The William S Ritchie Jr Bridge 1 more commonly known as the Ravenswood Bridge is a two lane cantilever bridge in the United States connecting Ravenswood West Virginia and rural Meigs County Ohio across the Ohio River It has a total length of 2 710 ft 830 m with a main span of 900 ft 270 m The bridge was completed in 1981 2 Ravenswood BridgeView of the bridge from RavenswoodCoordinates38 56 N 81 46 W 38 94 N 81 76 W 38 94 81 76CarriesUS 33CrossesOhio RiverOfficial nameWilliam S Ritchie Jr Bridge 1 Maintained byWest Virginia Department of Transportation 1 CharacteristicsDesignCantilever bridgeTotal length2 710 feet 830 m Longest span900 feet 270 m HistoryOpened1981LocationState Route 824LocationMeigs CountyExisted1981 2003LocationRavenswoodExisted1981 2003The bridge replaced a ferry that had crossed the river between Ravenswood at Walnut Street and rural Lebanon Township since at least 1908 3 4 When the bridge opened in 1981 on the Ohio side of the river the bridge and its approach route carried the 0 57 mile long 0 92 km Ohio State Route 824 SR 824 5 The crossing originally led to a winding two lane SR 338 On the West Virginia side the bridge carried West Virginia Route 338 6 1 In 2003 the SR 824 and WV 338 designations were removed when the US 33 relocation in Meigs County was completed and the US 33 designation was moved onto the bridge 7 Browse numbered routes SR 823OH SR 833 WV 331WV US 340See also editList of crossings of the Ohio RiverReferences edit a b c d Notice to Contractors November 30 1999 Letting West Virginia Department of Transportation Retrieved August 13 2017 The World Almanac and Book of Facts World Almanac Education Group 2002 p 609 ISBN 0 88687 872 1 Ravenswood Quadrangle West Virginia Ohio Topographic map 1 62 500 15 Minute Series United States Geological Survey 1908 Retrieved November 12 2016 Map of Ohio Showing State Routes MrSID Map Cartography by G F Schlesinger Director Ohio Division of Highways 1925 Retrieved August 18 2013 2001 MEIGS CO 2 AVERAGE 24 HR TRAFFIC VOLUME PDF ODOT 2001 p 3 Retrieved January 20 2014 Design Guide For Signing PDF West Virginia Department of Transportation Division of Highways April 1994 p 56 2003 2004 Official Ohio Transportation Map MrSID Map Ohio Department of Transportation 2003 Retrieved August 20 2013 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ravenswood Bridge Ravenswood Bridge at Bridges amp Tunnels nbsp Aerial view of the bridge and surroundings 38 56 11 N 81 45 26 W 38 9365 N 81 7572 W 38 9365 81 7572 nbsp This article about a bridge in Ohio is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a bridge in West Virginia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ravenswood Bridge amp oldid 1153566499, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
