U.S. Grant Bridge
The U.S. Grant Bridge is the name of the two bridges that carry and have carried traffic on U.S. Route 23 between Portsmouth, Ohio and South Portsmouth, Kentucky (just west of the city of South Shore) across the Ohio River in the United States. The original suspension bridge was closed and demolished in 2001 and the replacement cable-stayed bridge opened on October 16, 2006.
U.S. Grant Bridge (current) | |
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Current U.S. Grant Bridge carrying US 23 over the Ohio River. | |
| Coordinates | 38°43′39″N 82°59′50″W |
| Carries | 2 lanes of US 23 |
| Crosses | Ohio River |
| Locale | Portsmouth, Ohio and South Portsmouth, Kentucky |
| Maintained by | Ohio Department of Transportation |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Total length | 2,155 feet (657 m) |
| Longest span | 875 feet (267 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | October 16, 2006 at a cost of more than $28,434,495 |
| Location | |
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