Jennings Randolph Bridge

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The Jennings Randolph Bridge, built in 1977, is the largest Pratt truss bridge in North America. It spans ~Script error: No such module "convert". over the Ohio River between Chester, West Virginia and East Liverpool, Ohio, with the main span of Script error: No such module "convert".. The bridge is located on U.S. Route 30 and is named after U.S. Senator Jennings Randolph (D-WV). The bridge replaced the 1897 Chester Bridge, and is West Virginia's northernmost crossing from its northern panhandle.[1]

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Route 30 and the Jennings Randolph Bridge as it crosses the Ohio River, January 2019.

On December 11, 2023, the West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) closed the bridge after a federally mandated inspection discovered cracking in two welds on the steel bridge structure. In the end, 20 defects were found in the T-1 steel welds used to build the bridge. The bridge was reopened on January 8, 2024.[2]

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