William H. Harsha Bridge

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William H. Harsha Bridge
View facing southeast from Ohio shoreline
Coordinates	38°41′05″N 83°46′55″W / 38.6846°N 83.7819°W / 38.6846; -83.7819
Carries	2 lanes of US 62 / US 68
Crosses	Ohio River
Locale	Maysville, Kentucky, and Aberdeen, Ohio
Characteristics
Design	cable-stayed bridge
Total length	2,100 feet (640 m)
Longest span	1050 feet (320 meters)
History
Construction start	1997
Opened	2000
Location

The William H. Harsha bridge is a cable-stayed bridge carrying U.S. Route 62 and U.S. Route 68 that connects Maysville, Kentucky, and Aberdeen, Ohio, over the Ohio River. It is named for William Harsha, who represented the Ohio portion of the area in the United States House of Representatives. Construction on the bridge started in 1997 and it opened in 2000. The bridge has a main span of 1050 feet (320 meters) and a total span of 2,100 feet (640 m).^[1] The Simon Kenton Bridge, a suspension bridge built in 1932, is located nearby.

See also[]

•  Transport portal
•  Engineering portal
•  United States portal
•  Ohio portal
• List of crossings of the Ohio River

References[]

External links[]

• William H. Harsha Bridge at Structurae
• William H. Harsha Bridge at American Consulting Engineers
• William H. Harsha Bridge at Bridges & Tunnels

Aerial view of the bridge

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Coordinates: 38°41′05″N 83°46′55″W / 38.684639°N 83.781867°W / 38.684639; -83.781867

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