The Ohio State University in Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Lane Avenue Bridge
Opened November 14, 2003
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 25, 2022
1. The Lane Avenue Bridge Marker
Inscription.
The Lane Avenue Bridge over the Olentangy River is the second cable-stayed suspension bridge constructed in Franklin County. The structure is 370 feet long, the tween support towers rise 165 feet above the water and the deck is 112 feet wide. The primary structural material consists of 10,000 cubic yards of reinforced concrete. Additional structural members include twin 52-ton steel cable anchors encased in the top of the towers and 500 tons of structural steel in the deck support system. The 8 1/2 miles of cables suspending the bridge deck consist of multiple 270,000 psi high-strength steel strand bundles, with a high-density polyethylene sheathing. This bridge stands as a model of engineering excellence and good civic design for the benefit of our community.
The Lane Avenue Bridge over the Olentangy River is the second cable-stayed suspension bridge constructed in Franklin County. The structure is 370 feet long, the tween support towers rise 165 feet above the water and the deck is 112 feet wide. The primary structural material consists of 10,000 cubic yards of reinforced concrete. Additional structural members include twin 52-ton steel cable anchors encased in the top of the towers and 500 tons of structural steel in the deck support system. The 8 1/2 miles of cables suspending the bridge deck consist of multiple 270,000 psi high-strength steel strand bundles, with a high-density polyethylene sheathing. This bridge stands as a model of engineering excellence and good civic design for the benefit of our community.
Location. 40° 0.383′ N, 83° 1.282′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in The Ohio State University. It is at the intersection of West Lane Avenue and Olentangy Trail, on the left when traveling west on West Lane Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 281 Olentangy Trail, Columbus OH 43210, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Scioto Valley. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 25, 2022
2. The Lane Avenue Bridge Marker
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 25, 2022
3. The Lane Avenue Bridge
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 431 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on June 28, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
