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Main Street Bridge (Columbus, Ohio)

Main Street Bridge
Coordinates39°57′22″N 83°00′24″W / 39.956051°N 83.006596°W / 39.956051; -83.006596
Carries US 62 / SR 3 (Main Street)
Bus transport Central Ohio Transit Authority 3, 6, 9
CrossesScioto River
LocaleColumbus, Ohio
Maintained byOhio Department of Transportation
ID number2503220
Characteristics
Designinclined arch
Total length700 feet (210 m)
Widthabout 65 feet (20 m)
Longest span400 feet (120 m)
No. of lanes2 eastbound, 1 westbound,
1 pedestrian
History
Construction start2006
Construction endJuly 2010
OpenedJuly 30, 2010
Location
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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.

  1. ^ McConnell, Mollie (January 5, 2014). "Main Street bridge's arch makes it unique". The Columbus Dispatch. The Dispatch Printing Company. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  2. ^ "Main Street Bridge". DowntownColumbus.com. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
  3. ^ Potthoff, Gina (July 30, 2010). "Main Street bridge opened to traffic". The Columbus Dispatch. dispatch.com. Retrieved May 1, 2012.