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A new bridge opened on the Ohio River in 2017 the 2,616 ft.-long Oakley C. Collins Memorial Bridge is comprised of a 900 ft. cable-stayed main span and two 370 ...
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A new bridge opened on the Ohio River in 2017 the 2,616 ft.-long Oakley C. Collins Memorial Bridge is comprised of a 900 ft. cable-stayed main span and two 370 ft. cable-stayed side spans, two 326 ft. tall towers, and two anchor piers on the river’s edge. The structure is cast-in-place with 22,500 cy of reinforced concrete (5.8 million pounds of rebar), utilizing the cable stays to construct the bridge with the one-directional cantilever method. Foundation units consist of 22 large-diameter drilled shafts, measuring 96 inches. The 900 ft. main span is the longest span the Ohio Department of Transportation has ever built.

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