Simeon Willis Memorial Bridge
The Simeon Willis Memorial Bridge is the blue bridge in the pictured in the background
Coordinates38°29′02″N 082°38′25″W / 38.48389°N 82.64028°W / 38.48389; -82.64028 (Simeon Willis Memorial Bridge)
Carries3 lanes of Northbound Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (13th Street) and SR 652
CrossesOhio River
LocaleCoal Grove, Ohio and Ashland, Kentucky
Official nameSimeon Willis Memorial Bridge
Other name(s)Blue Bridge, 13th Street Bridge
Maintained byKentucky Transportation Cabinet
Characteristics
DesignCantilever bridge
Longest span738 feet (225 m)
History
Opened1985
Location

Simeon Willis Memorial Bridge is a bridge crossing the Ohio River connecting US 23 and (US 60) in Ashland, Kentucky to US 52 in Coal Grove, Ohio.

Opened in 1985, the bridge is named for Kentucky Governor Simeon S. Willis. The bridge was originally planned to cross at 45th St. and connect to a proposed Ashland bypass, but was instead built one block from the existing Ben Williamson Memorial Bridge and carries only northbound traffic.

The shorter Ohio portion of the bridge officially carries part of Ohio State Route 652 but is not signed as such.[1]

See also

References

  1. Ohio Department of Transportation (August 30, 2017). "Technical Services DESTAPE - Lawrence County" (PDF). Retrieved April 28, 2019.


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