# Williamstown Bridge

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{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
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|bridge_name= Williamstown Bridge
|image= Williamstown Bridge WV.jpg
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|caption= Viewing the Williamstown Bridge from [Williamstown](/source/Williamstown%2C_West_Virginia), [West Virginia](/source/West_Virginia).
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|carries= {{jct|state=WV|WV|31}}/{{jct|state=OH|OH|60}}<br>2 lanes plus sidewalk
|crosses= [Ohio River](/source/Ohio_River)
|locale= [Williamstown, West Virginia](/source/Williamstown%2C_West_Virginia)
|maint= [West Virginia Department of Transportation](/source/West_Virginia_Department_of_Transportation)
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|design= [Steel](/source/Steel) [Continuous Truss](/source/Continuous_Truss)
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The '''Williamstown Bridge''' is a bridge over the [Ohio River](/source/Ohio_River) between [Williamstown](/source/Williamstown%2C_West_Virginia), [West Virginia](/source/West_Virginia), and [Marietta](/source/Marietta%2C_Ohio), [Ohio](/source/Ohio). The bridge carries [West Virginia Route 31](/source/West_Virginia_Route_31) and [Ohio State Route 60](/source/Ohio_State_Route_60).  [U.S. Route 21](/source/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](/source/cantilever) highway bridge in the United States and also site of the first strike, in 1902, by the [United Steel Workers](/source/United_Steel_Workers) union.<ref name="HAER">{{cite web |author=Historic American Engineering Record |author-link=Historic American Engineering Record |url=https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/wv0293/ |title=Williamstown-Marrietta Bridge |publisher=[Library of Congress](/source/Library_of_Congress) |location=Washington, D.C. |access-date=2014-01-07}}</ref>

==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](/source/Ohio_State_Route_7).  This bridge is a [continuous truss](/source/continuous_truss), the 28th-longest in [North America](/source/North_America).<ref name="WVDOH D3 Bridges">{{cite web|url=https://www.wvdot.com/6_motorists/district3/6e3c1_dist3bridgdept.htm|title=District 3 Bridge Department|publisher=[West Virginia Division of Highways](/source/West_Virginia_Division_of_Highways)|access-date=2008-06-12}}</ref>

{{Commons category|Williamstown Bridge}}

==See also==
*[List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Ohio](/source/List_of_bridges_documented_by_the_Historic_American_Engineering_Record_in_Ohio)
*[List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in West Virginia](/source/List_of_bridges_documented_by_the_Historic_American_Engineering_Record_in_West_Virginia)
*[List of crossings of the Ohio River](/source/List_of_crossings_of_the_Ohio_River)

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://bridgestunnels.com/bridges/ohio-river/williamstown-bridge-formerly-us-21/ Williamstown Bridge] at Bridges & Tunnels
*{{HAER |survey=WV-40 |id=wv0293 |title=Williamstown-Marietta Bridge, Spanning Ohio River between Williamstown & Marietta, Williamstown, Wood County, WV |photos=73 |data=12 |cap=8}}

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|structure       = Crossings
|place           = [Ohio River](/source/Ohio_River)
|bridge          = Williamstown Bridge
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|upstream        = [Marietta–Williamstown Interstate Bridge](/source/Marietta%E2%80%93Williamstown_Interstate_Bridge)
|upstream signs  = 20px
|downstream      = [Memorial Bridge](/source/Memorial_Bridge_(Parkersburg%2C_West_Virginia))
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Category:1992 establishments in West Virginia
Category:Bridges in Washington County, Ohio
Category:Bridges in Wood County, West Virginia
Category:Bridges over the Ohio River
Category:Buildings and structures in Williamstown, West Virginia
Category:Historic American Engineering Record in Ohio
Category:Historic American Engineering Record in West Virginia
Category:Interstate vehicle bridges in the United States
Category:Road bridges in Ohio
Category:Road bridges in West Virginia
Category:Steel bridges in the United States
Category:Truss bridges in the United States
Category:U.S. Route 21

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