Ravenswood Bridge

Photos 

Overview

Photo taken June 2005 by James Adorno

BH Photo #109024

Map 

Street Views 

Facts 

Overview

Cantilevered through truss bridge over Ohio River on US 33 near Ravenswood

Location

Ravenswood, Jackson County, West Virginia, and Meigs County, Ohio

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built in 1981 to replace a 73-year-old ferry across the Ohio that ran from Walnut Street in Ravenswood to rural unincorporated Lebanon Township in Meigs county.

Design

Cantilevered Warren through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 900.0 ft.
Total length: 2,710.0 ft. (0.5 mi.)
Deck width: 32.0 ft.

Also called

William S. Ritchie, Jr. Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.93642, -81.75709   (decimal degrees)
38°56'11" N, 81°45'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/434383/4309993 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Ravenswood

Elevation

630 ft. above sea level

Inventory number

BH 35341 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• November 30, 2019: New photos from Jack Schmidt
• September 30, 2013: Updated by Michael Miller: Corrected "Location"
• April 14, 2010: New Street View added by James Baughn
• April 14, 2010: Updated by Bill Eichelberger: Added name.
• October 10, 2005: Posted photo from James Adorno

Sources 

• James Adorno
• Greg Hall - cyclebay [at] aol [dot] com
• Bill Eichelberger
• Todd Wilson
• Michael Miller - michael_a_miller [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net

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