William H. Harsha Bridge, Maysville

Name: William H. Harsha Bridge
Address: Maysville, United States

#3 among attractions in Maysville

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The William H. Harsha bridge is a cable-stayed bridge carrying U.S. Route 62 and U.S. Route 68 that connects Maysville, Kentucky, and Aberdeen, Ohio, over the Ohio River. It is named for William Harsha, who represented the Ohio portion of the area in the United States House of Representatives. Construction on the bridge started in 1997 and it opened in 2000. The bridge has a main span of 1050 feet and a total span of 2,100 feet. The Simon Kenton Bridge, a suspension bridge built in 1932, is located nearby. ()

Opened: 2000 (24 years ago)Coordinates: 38°41'4"N, 83°46'57"W

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William H. Harsha Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge, Russell Theatre, Washington Opera House, Kentucky Gateway Museum Center.

2.7 miSE
Bridge
Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge, Maysville
69 min walk • The Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge is a suspension bridge built in 1931 that carries U.S. Route 62 across the Ohio River to connect Maysville, Kentucky with Aberdeen, Ohio. Its main span is 1,060 feet long, and the total length of the bridge is 1,991 feet.
2.8 miS
Concerts and shows, Theater
Russell Theatre, Maysville
71 min walk • The Russell Theatre is a building in Maysville, Kentucky that was originally intended as a movie theater but has since been adapted for other uses. Construction of the Russell Theatre was announced by Maysville businessman Col. J. Russell Barbour in 1928.
2.6 miS
Music and shows, Theater, Concerts and shows
Washington Opera House, Maysville
67 min walk • The Washington Opera House is a 2 1/2 story structure near the western end of the main downtown shopping district of Maysville, Kentucky.
2.6 miS
38°38'54"N • 83°46'0"W
Kentucky Gateway Museum Center, Maysville
68 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
2.8 miS
Romanesque architecture
Cox Building, Maysville
71 min walk • The Cox Building is a historic building located in Maysville, Kentucky, United States. Brothers George L. and William Hopkinson Cox began construction of the Richardsonian Romanesque structure at Third and Market Streets in 1886 and completed construction the following year.
2.7 miS
Reportedly haunted
Phillips' Folly, Maysville
69 min walk • Phillips' Folly is an historic three-story brick residence in Maysville, Kentucky. The home's Antebellum architecture displays a blend of styles which may be explained, in part, by the home's speculative six-year construction period, which ended with its completion in 1831.
2.6 miS
Library
Old Library Building, Maysville
67 min walk • The Old Library Building was chartered by the Maysville and Mason County Library, Historic and Scientific Association in 1878 and built between 1878 and 1880. It is the last of four libraries established in Maysville, Kentucky in the nineteenth century.