Huntington bridge to be closed until November for cleaning, painting

charleston, w.va. – The Robert C. Byrd Bridge in Huntington is scheduled to close to traffic beginning Monday, March 27, to completely clean and pa...

March 21, 2023
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charleston, w.va. – The Robert C. Byrd Bridge in Huntington is scheduled to close to traffic beginning Monday, March 27, to completely clean and paint the bridge. 'The Robert C. Byrd Bridge is one of our major highway structures that spans the Ohio River and provides an important local link to the City of Huntington as well as a regional connection between the states of Ohio and West Virginia,' said West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) District 2 Engineer Rob Pennington. 'Completely closing the bridge during the project will allow the project to be completed quicker, more efficiently and more safely for the traveling public.