This is a single suspension bridge from the Bridgemeister historical inventory of suspension bridges.
1928: Saint Marys
Saint Marys, West Virginia and Newport, Ohio, USA - Ohio River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 159 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1928 |
| Name: | Saint Marys |
| Also Known As: | Hi Carpenter, Short Route |
| Location: | Saint Marys, West Virginia and Newport, Ohio, USA |
| Crossing: | Ohio River |
| Coordinates: | 39.391694 N 81.211083 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | J.E. Greiner Co. |
| References: | BPL, GBD, PTS2 |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Demolished, 1971 |
| Main Cables: | Eyebar (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 3 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 213.4 meters (700 feet) |
| Side Spans: | 2 |
Notes:
- Same design as the Silver Bridge that famously collapsed in 1967. Demolished 1971 as a precautionary measure because the engineers decided they could not tell if it suffered from the same flaw as the Silver Bridge without dismantling the eyebars.
- Companion to 1928 Point Pleasant (Silver) - Point Pleasant, West Virginia and Kanauga, Gallipolis vicinity, Ohio, USA.
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