The West Huntington Bridge (officially named the Nick Joe Rahall II Bridge, also called the West End Bridge or the 17th Street West Bridge) is a two-lane, 562-foot (171 m) cantilever bridge on the west side of Huntington, West Virginia, United States. It crosses the Ohio River and carries U.S. Route 52 between Ohio State Route 7 and Interstate 64.

Background

The bridge was completed in 1968 at the cost of $5.2 million as part of the West Huntington Expressway. ^[1]

West Virginia Route 94 was signed on this bridge until 1984 when U.S. Route 52 was diverted on to a new route with Interstate 64. In 1999, the bridge was closed to traffic for refurbishing, which included a new driving surface, barriers and a green paint scheme. On May 9, 1999, the bridge was reopened and subsequently dedicated to Nick Joe Rahall, the then-congressman for the 3rd District of West Virginia. ^[2] It was the first public works project to bear his name.

The bridge can also be seen in the closing scene of the 2006 biopic We Are Marshall. A female character is seen traveling across the bridge, going into Ohio from Huntington.

See also

• List of crossings of the Ohio River

Further reading

• Nick J. Rahall Bridge at Bridges & Tunnels

References

38°24′47″N 82°29′11″W / 38.41306°N 82.48639°W / 38.41306; -82.48639