- Williamstown Bridge
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bridge_name= Williamstown Bridge
caption= Viewing the Williamstown Bridge from Williamstown,West Virginia .
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long=The Williamstown Bridge is a bridge over theOhio River between Williamstown,West Virginia and Marietta,Ohio . The bridge carriesWest Virginia Route 31 andOhio State Route 60 .U.S. Route 21 was also formerly routed along this bridge.Original bridge
The original bridge at this site was constructed in 1903. It was the first inland
cantilever highway bridge in the United States and also site of the first strike, in 1902, by theUnited Steel Workers union.cite web|url=http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?hh:1:./temp/~ammem_WofS::|title=Williamstown-Marrietta Bridge,HAER WV-40|publisher=National Park Service ,Historic American Engineering Record |accessdate=2008-06-12]Current bridge
The current Williamstown Bridge was completed in 1992. It reuses some of the piers from the prior bridge, although the Marietta approaches were relocated to a new connection with
Ohio State Route 7 . This bridge is acontinuous truss , the 28th-longest inNorth America .cite web|url=http://www.wvdot.com/6_motorists/district3/6e3c1_dist3bridgdept.htm|title=District 3 Bridge Department|publisher=West Virginia Division of Highways |accessdate=2008-06-12]References
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List of crossings of the Ohio River External links
* [http://www.bridgestunnels.com/index.php?catid=53&photos=0 Williamstown Bridge at Bridges & Tunnels] .
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