Editing Huntington, West Virginia (section)

==Transportation==
[[File:East Huntington bridge, Huntington, West Virginia LCCN2015631873.tif|thumb|[[East Huntington Bridge]]]]

===Highways===
The primary roadways of Huntington include one major Interstate, [[Interstate 64 in West Virginia|Interstate 64]] (I-64); two U.S. Highways, [[U.S. Route 60 in West Virginia|U.S. Route 60]] (US 60) and [[U.S. Route 52 in West Virginia|US 52]]; six state routes; and numerous major thoroughfares. Huntington utilizes a grid-like street pattern featuring several wide [[boulevard]]-style avenues that run east and west. Most notable of these are Third and Fifth avenues. The city has a numbered street naming system, with avenues running east and west (parallel to the Ohio River) and streets running north and south.
* I-64, which skirts the South Hills with four interchanges that serve the city: US 52 ([[West Huntington Expressway]]), [[West Virginia Route 152|WV 152]]/[[West Virginia Route 527|WV 527]], [[West Virginia Route 10|WV 10]], and [[U.S. Route 60 in West Virginia|US 60]]. Exits 6 through 15 service the City of Huntington. US 52 is at exit 6.
* [[Interstate 73 in West Virginia|I-73]] and [[Interstate 74 in West Virginia|I-74]] are programmed to run concurrently with US 52 throughout western West Virginia. It is slated to use the [[Tolsia Highway]] near Kenova and the West Huntington Expressway near West Huntington's Old [[14th Street West Historic District|Central City]] neighborhood.
* US 60 is part of the historic [[Midland Trail (West Virginia)|Midland Trail]] that enters the city coming from Barboursville in the east at exit 11 off I-64. US 60 heads toward downtown, splitting into the 3rd and 5th avenues, just west of the WV 2 terminus. US 60 parallels the Ohio River through downtown, and merges into a four-lane undivided highway after crossing under the West Huntington Expressway (US 52) in the West End. US 60 exits the city in the west near the [[Camden Park (amusement park)|Camden Park]].
* US 52 (West Huntington Expressway) is a four-lane expressway that enters Huntington from Ohio via the [[West Huntington Bridge]] from [[Chesapeake, Ohio]], in the north, and heads south crossing US 60 in the West End. US 52 then turns west, overlapping I-64 beginning at exit 6, just south of Huntington city limits. US 52 and I-64 stay concurrent for {{convert|5|mi|km}} in an easterly direction until reaching Exit 1, signed as the Kenova-Ceredo exit. Along with [[West Virginia Route 75]], US 52 heads south from the intersection, paralleling the [[Big Sandy River (Ohio River)|Big Sandy River]] and [[US 23 (KY)|US 23]], which parallels the river on the [[Kentucky]] side of the river. From {{convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}} south of Kenova, it is known as the Tolsia Highway for many miles through Wayne County.
* [[West Virginia Route 2]] (WV 2) has its southern terminus just north of Huntington at US 60. WV 2, which parallels the entirety of West Virginia's section of the Ohio River, facilitates much traffic towards [[Point Pleasant, West Virginia|Point Pleasant]] and [[Parkersburg, West Virginia|Parkersburg]].
* [[West Virginia Route 10|WV 10]] follows the Guyandotte River for much of its length and connects Huntington to [[Princeton, West Virginia|Princeton]]. It enters the city south of I-64 at Hal Greer Boulevard. North of I-64 the highway is known as 16th Street. The highway's northern terminus is in downtown just south of the Ohio River at US 60, near [[Marshall University]].
* [[West Virginia Route 101|WV 101]] is an unsigned highway which runs for less than a mile, connecting Third Avenue (US 60) with [[Rotary Park]]. Until 1990, this was an alignment of US 60.
* [[West Virginia Route 106|WV 106]] enters the Huntington neighborhood of [[Guyandotte, Huntington, West Virginia|Guyandotte]], via the [[East End Bridge (Huntington)|East End Bridge]] from [[Proctorville, Ohio|Proctorville]]. The highway crosses WV 2, and immediately terminates at US 60, across the 3rd and 5th avenue split.
* [[West Virginia Route 152|WV 152]]'s northern terminus is just shy of the city at I-64. Continuing north, it changes to WV 527.
* [[West Virginia Route 527|WV 527]] crosses south into Huntington from [[Chesapeake, Ohio]], via the [[Robert C. Byrd Bridge]]. WV 527 then travels through downtown as 5th Street and exits the city at I-64, which serves as the highway's southern terminus. Continuing south will lead into WV 152.

===Bridges===
{{See also|Pink Bridge}}
[[File:The Robert C. Byrd Bridge, a 720-foot continuous truss bridge that crosses the Ohio River between Huntington, West Virginia, and Chesapeake, Ohio LCCN2015631833.tif|thumb|Robert C. Byrd Bridge]]
The city has connections over the [[Ohio River]] to [[Proctorville, Ohio]], via the [[East Huntington Bridge]], and to [[Chesapeake, Ohio]], via the [[Robert C. Byrd Bridge]] and the [[West Huntington Bridge]].

The Robert C. Byrd Bridge is a {{convert|720|ft|adj=on}} [[continuous truss bridge|continuous truss]] automobile bridge that crosses the Ohio River between Huntington and Chesapeake, Ohio. It was named after [[United States Senator]] [[Robert C. Byrd]], who is credited with obtaining the funding for the project that was completed on November 6, 1994, at a cost of $32.6 million.<ref name="BOSM">{{cite news|title=Bridge opening sparks memories |newspaper=The Ironton Tribune |date=November 6, 1994}}{{page needed|date=July 2024}}</ref>

The previous bridge, known as the 6th Street Bridge, opened in 1926 and was Huntington's first bridge across the Ohio River. Designed in a gothic style, complete with four two-ton spires that rested on top of each peak. The spires were saved; one is currently on display outside of the Chesapeake city hall at the intersection of [[Ohio State Route 7|State Route 7]] (SR 7) and the Robert C. Byrd Bridge.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bridge's old spire getting a new lease |newspaper=Herald Dispatch |date=October 29, 1995}}</ref> Two others are installed along 9th Street between 3rd and 5th Avenues.<ref>{{cite news|last=Chambers |first=Bryan |title=Plaza to reopen in December |date=November 26, 2006 |newspaper=Herald-Dispatch |location=Huntington |access-date=November 27, 2006 |url=http://www.heralddispatch.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061126/NEWS01/611260318/1001/NEWS10}}{{dead link|date=July 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

The [[East Huntington Bridge]] (officially the "Frank Gatski Memorial Bridge", also called the "East End Bridge" or the "31st Street Bridge") is a {{convert|900|ft|adj=on}} [[cable-stayed bridge]] crossing the Ohio River at Huntington. It carries [[West Virginia Route 106|WV 106]] on the West Virginia approach and [[Ohio State Route 775|SR 775]] on the Ohio approach. Work began on the bridge in 1983 and was completed in August 1985 at a cost of $38 million.<ref>{{cite book|title=East Huntington Bridge |type=Rendering |year=1971 |publisher=West Virginia Department of Highways}}</ref> The bridge was renamed for Marshall University's first member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, [[Frank Gatski|Frank "Gunner" Gatski]], during halftime of the Marshall-UTEP Football game on November 18, 2006.<ref>{{cite news|title=Frank 'Gunner' Gatski Memorial Bridge to be dedicated at UTEP-Marshall game |date=November 17, 2006 |newspaper=Herald-Dispatch |location=Huntington |access-date=December 4, 2006 |url=http://www.herald-dispatch.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200661117011}}{{dead link|date=April 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

===Rail===
{{See also|CSX Transportation|Huntington (Amtrak station)}}
[[File:AmtrakHton.jpg|thumb|The platform of the [[Huntington (Amtrak station)|Huntington Amtrak station]]]]
Since its founding as the western terminus of the C&O Railroad, Huntington has served as a major break of bulk point between rail traffic and the Ohio River/[[Mississippi River]] watershed. The Huntington Division is still the largest in the [[CSX Transportation]] network. A large portion of the division's revenue comes from hauling coal out of the coalfields of West Virginia and Eastern [[Kentucky]]. Much of the coal is brought to the [[Port of Huntington-Tristate]] by train to be transported by river [[barge]]s to industrial centers in other parts of the United States.

Huntington is in the company's Southern Region and is the largest of ten operating divisions on the network. The division comprises the former railroads [[Chesapeake and Ohio Railway|Chesapeake and Ohio]] (C&O); [[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad|Baltimore and Ohio]] (B&O); [[Western Maryland Railroad|Western Maryland]] (WM); [[Louisville and Nashville Railroad|Louisville and Nashville]] (L&N); and the Clinchfield. It serves the states of Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Ohio. CSX's Huntington Division main office is in the historical former C&O passenger station in downtown Huntington. The building is home to the division's top managers, a centralized yardmasters and train dispatchers center, a freight car light repair shop, and a locomotive heavy repair facility in the city.<ref name="facebook" />

The city was once a major hub for passenger rail service, but it now accounts for a significantly smaller portion of rail traffic than in the early decades of the 20th century. The [[Amtrak]] station is on the [[Cardinal (train)|''Cardinal'']] line running three days a week between [[New York City]] and [[Chicago]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Cardinal/Hoosier State|author=Amtrak|url=http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am2Route/Horizontal_Route_Page&c=am2Route&cid=1081256321680&ssid=134|access-date=June 17, 2006|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060711055310/http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak%2Fam2Route%2FHorizontal_Route_Page&c=am2Route&cid=1081256321680&ssid=134|archive-date=July 11, 2006|author-link=Amtrak}}</ref>

===Public transit===
[[File:Huntington Trolley.jpg|thumb|Trolley bus No. 9 on Fourth Avenue]]
TTA provides fixed-route bus service throughout Huntington and the surrounding area. Its buses range, on the West Virginia side from 19th Street West in Huntington to [[Milton, West Virginia]], about {{convert|20|mi|km}} to the east. On the Ohio side, the buses range from downtown Ironton to the Huntington suburb of [[Proctorville, Ohio]], which is also a range of about {{convert|20|mi|km}}. Interchange buses provide links between Huntington and Chesapeake, Ohio, and between Ironton and [[Ashland, Kentucky]], where transfers are available to the [[Ashland Bus System]]. However the system does not interchange between the TTA and the City of Ashland Bus Service in [[Ceredo, West Virginia]].

The TTA also was involved in a [[joint venture]] with the [[Charleston, West Virginia|Charleston]]-based [[Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority]] bus system called [[Intelligent Transit]] which linked downtown Huntington to Charleston via bus. All bus routes began and ended at the old [[Greyhound Bus]] Depot in downtown Huntington, which is now known as the TTA Center. The service from Huntington to Charleston ceased in 2015. TTA bus services<ref name=routes>{{cite web|url=http://www.tta-wv.com/routes_schedules.html |title=TTA routes and schedules |access-date=October 8, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008040110/http://www.tta-wv.com/routes_schedules.html |archive-date=October 8, 2014}}</ref> operate on Monday to Saturday between 6:00 a.m. and 11:15 p.m.

===River===
[[File:OhioRiverHuntWVBCBB.jpg|thumb|The Ohio River looking upstream from the Robert C. Byrd Bridge]]
The [[Port of Huntington-Tristate]] is the largest inland port in the United States in terms of total tonnage and ton-miles.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top twenty inland ports for 2003 |author=Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center |url=http://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/ndc/wcsc/pdf/inlandport03f.pdf |access-date=June 17, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090825064009/http://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/ndc/wcsc/pdf/inlandport03f.pdf |archive-date=August 25, 2009}}</ref> This is due in large part to the coal traffic from the railroads and the [[petroleum]] products produced by the [[Marathon Petroleum]] [[oil refinery]] in nearby [[Catlettsburg, Kentucky]], that use the Port of Huntington/Tri-State to load their products onto barges.

===Air===
The public [[Tri-State Airport]], southwest of the city, has two runways. Commercial air service is provided by [[Allegiant Air]] and [[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]]. Huntington also holds the privately owned airport [[Robert Newlon Field]], which serves the [[Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area]] area.<ref>{{FAA-airport|ID=I41|use=PU|own=PU|site=20858.1*A}}, effective July 25, 2024</ref>