Main Street Bridge (Columbus, Ohio)
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The Main Street Bridge in Columbus, Ohio is a 700 ft (210 m), three-span, inclined tied arch bridge over the Scioto River. The bridge is the first in North America and the fifth in the world to use an inclined single-rib-tied arch superstructure.[1][2] The final cost for the bridge was $60.1 million.[3] It carries Main Street (U.S. Route 62 and Ohio State Route 3) northwest from Downtown Columbus into Franklinton, splitting into Rich and Starling Streets just west of the bridge.
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Main Street Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 39°57′22″N 83°00′24″W |
Carries | US 62 / SR 3 (Main Street) 3, 6, 9 |
Crosses | Scioto River |
Locale | Columbus, Ohio |
Maintained by | Ohio Department of Transportation |
ID number | 2503220 |
Characteristics | |
Design | inclined arch |
Total length | 700 feet (210 m) |
Width | about 65 feet (20 m) |
Longest span | 400 feet (120 m) |
No. of lanes | 2 eastbound, 1 westbound, 1 pedestrian |
History | |
Construction start | 2006 |
Construction end | July 2010 |
Opened | July 30, 2010 |
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