IRONTON-RUSSELL BRIDGE INSPECTION

The Ironton-Russell Bridge is a cantilever through truss that was built in 1922 and carries traffic between Ironton, Ohio and Russell, Kentucky.  The bridge’s days are numbered as construction of a replacement bridge is underway.  The new structure will be a cast in place concrete cable stayed bridge with steel approaches.  The main unit of the bridge will consist of three spans; two flanking spans at 370 feet each and a 900 foot center span.  The stay towers will be 316 feet tall and diamond shaped.  Cost for construction is $81.3 million.

Upon opening of the new bridge, scheduled for the fall of 2015, the construction crew will tear down the existing truss bridge.