Zanesville Y-Bridge

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The Zanesville Y-Bridge is a historic and uniquely Y-shaped vehicular bridge in Zanesville, Ohio, notable for its rare three-way design where traffic can cross the river and effectively turn left or right while still on the bridge.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Y-shaped bridge
historic place
road bridge
vehicular bridge
connects downtown Zanesville
north Zanesville
west Zanesville
crosses Licking River NERFINISHED
Muskingum River NERFINISHED
featuredIn local tourism materials
hasAlternativeName Y-Bridge NERFINISHED
Zanesville Y Bridge NERFINISHED
hasCoordinateRegion southeastern Ohio
hasCulturalRole symbol of Zanesville
hasDesign three-way bridge design
hasFunction river crossing
traffic distribution between three directions
hasHeritageStatus listed on the National Register of Historic Places
hasNumberOfBranches 3
hasNumberOfSpans multiple
hasShape Y-shaped
hasTrafficConfiguration three-way intersection on the bridge deck
hasView Muskingum River confluence area NERFINISHED
downtown Zanesville skyline
isExampleOf multi-branch bridge
unusual bridge design
locatedIn Muskingum County, Ohio NERFINISHED
Ohio
United States of America
surface form: United States

Zanesville, Ohio NERFINISHED
material concrete
near confluence of the Licking and Muskingum Rivers
notableFor allowing traffic to turn left or right while remaining on the bridge
rare three-way bridge configuration
opened early 20th century
ownedBy local government of Zanesville or Muskingum County
partOf U.S. Route 40 NERFINISHED
historic National Road corridor
precededBy earlier Y-bridges at the same site
significantFor engineering history in Ohio
local identity of Zanesville
touristAttraction yes
usedFor motor vehicle traffic
pedestrian traffic

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Muskingum County, Ohio contains Zanesville Y-Bridge