Editing Huntington, West Virginia (section)

===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>