# Ravenswood Bridge > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ravenswood_Bridge > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ravenswood_Bridge.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravenswood_Bridge > Source revision: 1346241983 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American bridge crossing the Ohio River}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox bridge |image=Ravenswood Bridge-edit.jpg |image_size=300px |caption=View of the bridge from Ravenswood |carries={{Jct|country=USA|US|33}} |crosses=[Ohio River](/source/Ohio_River) |official_name=William S. Ritchie, Jr. Bridge |open=1981 |design= [Cantilever bridge](/source/Cantilever_bridge) |length={{convert|2710|ft|m}} |mainspan={{convert|900|ft|m}} |maint= [West Virginia Department of Transportation](/source/West_Virginia_Department_of_Transportation) }} {{Infobox road small|header_type=former |state=OH |type=SR |route=824 |location=Meigs County |formed = 1981 |deleted = 2003 }} {{Infobox road small|header_type=former |state=WV |type=SR |route=338 |location=Ravenswood |formed = 1981 |deleted = 2003 }} The '''William S. Ritchie Jr. Bridge''', more commonly known as the '''Ravenswood Bridge''', is a two-lane [cantilever bridge](/source/cantilever_bridge) in the [United States](/source/United_States), connecting [Ravenswood, West Virginia](/source/Ravenswood%2C_West_Virginia) and rural [Meigs County, Ohio](/source/Meigs_County%2C_Ohio), across the [Ohio River](/source/Ohio_River). It has a total length of {{convert|2710|ft|m|abbr=on}} with a main span of {{convert|900|ft|m|abbr=on}}. The bridge was completed in 1981.{{cite book|title=[The World Almanac and Book of Facts](/source/World_Almanac) |year=2002 | publisher=World Almanac Education Group | isbn= 0-88687-872-1 | page=609}} The bridge replaced a ferry that had crossed the river between Ravenswood at Water Street and rural [Lebanon Township](/source/Lebanon_Township%2C_Meigs_County%2C_Ohio) since at least 1908.{{Cite map |publisher=[United States Geological Survey](/source/United_States_Geological_Survey) |title=Ravenswood Quadrangle–West Virginia/Ohio |year=1908 |scale=1:62,500 |series=15 Minute Series |type= Topographic map |accessdate=November 12, 2016 |url=https://ims.er.usgs.gov/gda_services/download?item_id=5415812}}{{cite map |title=Map of Ohio Showing State Routes |url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1925a.sid |format=MrSID |publisher=Ohio Division of Highways |year=1925 |cartography=G.F. Schlesinger, Director |accessdate=August 18, 2013}} When the bridge opened in 1981, on the [Ohio](/source/Ohio) side of the river, the bridge and its approach route carried the {{convert|0.57|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} '''Ohio State Route 824''' ('''SR 824''').{{cite web |url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/TechServ/traffic/Traffic_Survey_Reports/2001_Reports/Meg01.pdf |title=2001 MEIGS CO 2 AVERAGE 24-HR TRAFFIC VOLUME |publisher=ODOT |year=2001 |page=3 |accessdate=January 20, 2014}} The crossing originally led to a winding two-lane [SR 338](/source/Ohio_State_Route_338). On the West Virginia side, the bridge carried '''West Virginia Route 338'''.{{cite web|title=Design Guide For Signing|url=http://www.transportation.wv.gov/highways/engineering/Documents/1994%20Design%20Guide%20for%20Signing.pdf|date=April 1994|page=56|publisher=[West Virginia Department of Transportation](/source/West_Virginia_Department_of_Transportation), Division of Highways|access-date=August 13, 2017|archive-date=December 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230035114/http://www.transportation.wv.gov/highways/engineering/Documents/1994%20Design%20Guide%20for%20Signing.pdf|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Notice to Contractors - November 30, 1999 Letting|url=http://www.transportation.wv.gov/highways/contractadmin/Lettings/1999/991130/991130e.htm|publisher=West Virginia Department of Transportation|accessdate=August 13, 2017}} In 2003, the SR 824 and [WV 338](/source/West_Virginia_Route_38) designations were removed when the [US 33](/source/U.S._Route_33) relocation in Meigs County was completed and the US 33 designation was moved onto the bridge.{{cite map |title=2003-2004 Official Ohio Transportation Map |url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm2003a.sid |format=MrSID |publisher=Ohio Department of Transportation |year=2003 |accessdate=August 20, 2013}} Additionally, the [Ohio Department of Transportation](/source/Ohio_Department_of_Transportation) (ODOT) is currently holding a [feasibility study](/source/feasibility_study) on the bridge, where they plan to replace the bridge with a four lane one. According to the ODOT website, this bridge is included in ODOT's series of projects on the [U.S. 33](/source/U.S._Route_33) corridor between [Columbus](/source/Columbus%2C_Ohio) and the [Ohio River](/source/Ohio_River) to improve safety and efficiency.{{cite web | url = https://www.transportation.ohio.gov/projects/projects/120478 | title = Ravenswood Bridge Feasibility Study | publisher = [Ohio Department of Transportation](/source/Ohio_Department_of_Transportation) | access-date = March 30, 2026 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20260330191121/https://www.transportation.ohio.gov/projects/projects/120478 | archive-date = March 30, 2026 }} There are three possible alternatives, two of which involve removing the existing bridge,[https://www.dot.state.oh.us/projects/files/Ravenswood%20Bridge%20-%20Alternative%20B.pdf][https://www.dot.state.oh.us/projects/files/Ravenswood%20Bridge%20-%20Alternative%20C.pdf] and building a new four lane one beside it, and one involves building a new two lane bridge, and leaving the existing bridge.[https://www.dot.state.oh.us/projects/files/Ravenswood%20Bridge%20-%20Alternative%20A.pdf] The project files can be found [https://www.dot.state.oh.us/projects/files/Forms/pid.aspx?&FilterField1=PID&FilterValue1=120478 here]. {{start srbox}} {{oh browse|previous_type=SR|previous_route=823|route=[OH](/source/List_of_State_Routes_in_Ohio)|next_type=SR|next_route=833}} {{wv browse|previous_type=WV|previous_route=331|route=[WV](/source/List_of_state_routes_in_West_Virginia)|next_type=US|next_route=340}} {{s-end}} ==See also== *[List of crossings of the Ohio River](/source/List_of_crossings_of_the_Ohio_River) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20111006154853/http://bridgestunnels.com/bridges/ohio-river/ravenswood-bridge-us-33/ Ravenswood Bridge] at Bridges & Tunnels thumb|left|Aerial view of the bridge and surroundings {{Crossings navbox |structure = Crossings |place = [Ohio River](/source/Ohio_River) |bridge = Ravenswood Bridge |bridge signs = 20px |upstream = Belleville Locks and Dam |upstream signs = |downstream = Racine Locks and Dam |downstream signs = }} {{coord|38.9365|-81.7572|region:US_type:landmark|display=title}} Category:1981 establishments in West Virginia Category:Bridges completed in 1981 Category:Bridges in Jackson County, West Virginia Category:Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System Category:Bridges over the Ohio River Category:Buildings and structures in Meigs County, Ohio Category:Cantilever bridges in the United States Category:Interstate vehicle bridges in the United States Category:Road bridges in Ohio Category:Road bridges in West Virginia Category:Transportation in Meigs County, Ohio Category:U.S. Route 33 {{Ohio-bridge-struct-stub}} {{WestVirginia-bridge-struct-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ravenswood Bridge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravenswood_Bridge) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravenswood_Bridge?action=history)). 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