Ben Williamson Memorial Bridge
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Coordinates | 38°29′03″N 082°38′28″W / 38.48417°N 82.64111°WCoordinates: 38°29′03″N 082°38′28″W / 38.48417°N 82.64111°W |
Carries | 2 lanes of Southbound Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (12th Street) |
Crosses | Ohio River |
Locale | Coal Grove, Ohio and Ashland, Kentucky |
Maintained by | Kentucky Transportation Cabinet |
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Design | Cantilever bridge |
History | |
Opened | 1932 |
Completed in 1932, the two-lane Ben Williamson Bridge connects Coal Grove, Ohio to Ashland, Kentucky, crossing the Ohio River. Named for Senator Ben M. Williamson, it was formerly a two-way span before the parallel Simeon Willis Memorial Bridge was completed upstream in 1985. Since 1985, the Williamson bridge is used for southbound (Kentucky-bound) traffic.
Since the completion of the Willis bridge, the Williamson Bridge has been closed and traffic in both directions has been diverted to the Willis bridge four times. In 1989, 2007 and 2018, the Williamson bridge has been closed for renovations and painting with traffic diverted to the Willis Bridge. The Williamson bridge was also closed briefly and traffic again diverted to the Willis Bridge in the summer of 2013 after a tractor-trailer ran into the tower on the Ohio side, causing structural damage to the bridge.
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See also
Bridges portal Kentucky portal Ohio portal - List of crossings of the Ohio River
External links
- Ben Williamson Bridge at Bridges & Tunnels