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{{short description|Bridges on Interstate 90 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States}}
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| bridge_name      = George V. Voinovich Bridge westbound
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| image            = George Voinovich Bridge 09-2016.jpg
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| alt              = Photograph of completed bridge
| caption          = The eastbound bridge, shortly after completion, September 2016
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| carries          = {{jct|state=OH|I|90|name1=[[Innerbelt Freeway]]}}
| crosses          = {{jct|state=OH|US|422|OH|8|OH|10|OH|14|OH|43|OH|87}} (Ontario Street/Broadway Avenue)<br />
[[Red Line (Cleveland)|RTA Rapid Transit Red Line]]<br />
[[Cuyahoga River]]<br />
[[Norfolk Southern Railway]]
| locale           = [[Cleveland, Ohio]]
| owner            = [[Ohio Department of Transportation|ODOT]]
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| designer         = [[HNTB|HNTB Ohio]]
| engineering      = Walsh Construction
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| material         = Steel, concrete
| length           = {{convert|4347|ft|m}}
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| height           = {{convert|136|ft|m}}
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| begin            = March 30, 2011
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| cost             = $293 million
| open             = November 9, 2013
| inaugurated      = November 8, 2013
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| replaces         = [[Innerbelt Bridge]]
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| references       = <ref name=westbegin/><ref name=pd20131109>{{cite news |first = Alison |last = Grant |title = Inner Belt Bridge Brings Crowd of Onlookers with Cameras, Babies in Strollers |url = http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2013/11/inner_belt_bridge_brings_crowd.html |work = The Plain Dealer |location = Cleveland |date = November 8, 2013 |access-date = November 9, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |author = District 12 |date = January 10, 2011 |title = Cleveland City Planning Commission Approves Innerbelt Bridge Aesthetic Details |url = http://www.dot.state.oh.us/districts/D12/Deputy%20Director/News/Pages/ClevelandCityPlanningCommissionApprovesInnerbeltBridgeAestheticDetails.aspx |publisher = [[Ohio Department of Transportation]] |access-date = November 10, 2013 }}</ref><ref name=faq>{{cite web |url = http://www.dot.state.oh.us/projects/ClevelandUrbanCoreProjects/Innerbelt/InnerbeltBridge/Pages/FAQs.aspx |title = Frequently Asked Questions |publisher = Ohio Department of Transportation }}</ref>
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{{Infobox bridge
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| bridge_name      = George V. Voinovich Bridge eastbound
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| carries          = {{jct|state=OH|I|90}}
| crosses          = Norfolk Southern Railway<br />
Cuyahoga River<br />
RTA Rapid Transit Red Line<br />
{{jct|state=OH|US|422|OH|8|OH|10|OH|14|OH|43|OH|87}} (Ontario Street/Broadway Avenue)
| locale           = Cleveland, Ohio
| owner            = ODOT
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| designer         = [[URS Corporation]]
| engineering      = Trumbull Corporation, The Great Lakes Construction Company, & The Ruhlin Company (TGR)
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| length           = {{convert|3918|ft|m}}
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| height           = {{convert|136|ft|m}}
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| cost             = $273 million<!-- figure for both bridges from 2016-09-24 cite below minus figure for WB bridge listed above -->
| open             = September 24, 2016
| inaugurated      = September 24, 2016
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| replaces         = Innerbelt Bridge
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| references       = <ref name=faq/><ref>{{cite press release |author = District 12 |date = September 13, 2013 |title = Apparent Winning Team for Historic Bridge Construction Revealed |url = http://www.dot.state.oh.us/districts/D12/Deputy%20Director/News/Pages/Apparent%20Winning%20Team%20for%20Historic%20Innerbelt%20Bridge%20Construction%20Revealed.aspx |publisher = Ohio Department of Transportation |access-date = November 10, 2013 }}</ref><ref name=pd20160924>{{cite news |first = James |last = Ewinger |title = Voinovich family dedicates eastbound Innerbelt span |url = http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2016/09/voinovich_family_dedicates_inn.html |work = The Plain Dealer |location = Cleveland |date = September 24, 2016 |access-date = September 25, 2016 }}</ref><ref name=odottweet2016>{{cite tweet |author = Ohio Department of Transportation District 12 |user = ODOT_Innerbelt |number = 779878205985619968 |date = September 24, 2016 |title = Those fireworks in the background are probably for the @Indians, however it could also be to let you know the EB bridge is open to traffic! }}</ref>
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The '''George V. Voinovich Bridges''' are two bridges in [[Cleveland]], Ohio, U.S., that carry [[Interstate 90 in Ohio|Interstate 90]] (I-90, [[Innerbelt Freeway]]) over the [[Cuyahoga River]]. They are named for [[George Voinovich]], former [[mayor of Cleveland]], [[List of Governors of Ohio|Governor of Ohio]], and [[United States Senate|United States Senator]].

The bridges' {{convert|200|ft|m|adj=on}} [[Deep foundation|piles]] are the largest ever manufactured in the United States.<ref>{{cite news |first = Alison |last = Grant |title = See what's going on with the Inner Belt Bridge project during ODOT's public tours |url = http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2015/04/_see_whats_going_on_with_the_i.html |work = The Plain Dealer |location = Cleveland |date = April 20, 2015 |access-date = April 21, 2015 }}</ref> Combined the bridges cost $566 million.<ref>{{cite news |first = Web Staff |last = News 5 |title = Family of George V. Voinovich cuts ribbon to open bridge in his honor |url = https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-cuyahoga/family-of-george-v-voinovich-cuts-ribbon-to-open-bridge-in-his-honor |work = WEWS |location = Cleveland |date = September 24, 2016 |access-date = June 15, 2022 }}</ref>

==Predecessor==
The bridges were conceived as part of the Innerbelt Freeway rebuild to replace the 1959 [[Innerbelt Bridge]], and the schedule of the project to build them was accelerated due to the deteriorating condition of the Innerbelt Bridge.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.dot.state.oh.us/projects/ClevelandUrbanCoreProjects/Innerbelt/InnerbeltBridge/NewsInformation/Pages/ProjectOverview.aspx |title = Project Overview |publisher = Ohio Department of Transportation |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131110194029/http://www.dot.state.oh.us/projects/ClevelandUrbanCoreProjects/Innerbelt/InnerbeltBridge/NewsInformation/Pages/ProjectOverview.aspx |archive-date = November 10, 2013 |df = mdy-all }}<!-- Also accessible via www.innerbelt.org --></ref>

==Westbound bridge==
The westbound bridge was built immediately to the north of the Innerbelt Bridge. Construction on this bridge began on March 30, 2011,<ref name=westbegin>{{cite news |first = Tom |last = Breckenridge |title = Inner Belt Bridge Construction Begins as Massive Supports are Hammered into Bedrock |url = http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/03/inner_belt_bridge_construction_3.html |work = [[The Plain Dealer]] |location = Cleveland |date = March 30, 2011 |access-date = March 31, 2011 }}</ref> with a ceremonial groundbreaking following on May 2.<ref>{{cite news |first = Kevin |last = Freeman |title = New Innerbelt Bridge to Connect, Improve Communities |url = http://www.fox8.com/news/wjw-innerbelt-bridge-construction-groundbreaking-kf-2-txt,0,1539912.story |publisher = [[WJW (TV)|WJW-TV]] |location = Cleveland |date = May 2, 2011 |access-date = May 3, 2011 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110725022917/http://www.fox8.com/news/wjw-innerbelt-bridge-construction-groundbreaking-kf-2-txt,0,1539912.story |archive-date = July 25, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |author = District 12 |date = May 2, 2011 |title = Innerbelt Bridge Ceremonial Groundbreaking Held Today |url = http://www.dot.state.oh.us/districts/D12/Deputy%20Director/News/Pages/InnerbeltBridgeCeremonialGroundbreakingHeldToday.aspx |publisher = Ohio Department of Transportation |access-date = May 10, 2011 }}</ref> It opened to Ontario Street ramp traffic on November 9, 2013,<ref>{{cite news |first = Monica |last = Volante |title = Innerbelt Bridge Open in Both Directions |url = http://fox8.com/2013/11/09/innerbelt-bridge-open-in-both-directions/ |publisher = WJW-TV |location = Cleveland |date = November 9, 2013 |access-date = November 10, 2013 }}</ref> had opened to other ramp traffic and I-90 westbound mainline traffic by November 17,<ref><!-- ref formerly used blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/social-media/ ; no PR was available -->{{cite tweet |author = Ohio Department of Transportation District 12 |user = ODOT_Innerbelt |number = 402148469991043072 |date = November 17, 2013 |title = Attention Motorists: I-90 west is open and as of 8a this morning, westbound traffic is on the NEW #Innerbelt... |access-date = July 24, 2015 |link = no }}</ref> and opened to eastbound traffic, which used the westbound bridge until the completion of the eastbound bridge, on November 23.<ref name=odot20131123>{{cite press release |author = District 12 |date = November 23, 2013 |title = Interstate 90 Now OPEN: All Traffic on NEW Innerbelt Bridge! |url = http://www.dot.state.oh.us/districts/D12/Deputy%20Director/News/Pages/Interstate-90-now-OPEN--All-Traffic-on-NEW-Innerbelt-Bridge.aspx |publisher = Ohio Department of Transportation |access-date = November 24, 2013 }}</ref> The bridge was dedicated to George Voinovich during the [[ribbon-cutting ceremony]] on November 8, 2013.<ref name=pd20131109/>

==Eastbound bridge==
The eastbound bridge was built in the former location of the Innerbelt Bridge.<ref name=faq/> Early in the project, the proposed date of completion varied widely.<ref name=pd2009dec>{{cite news |first = Karen |last = Farkas |title = Construction of new Inner Belt Bridge likely will cause traffic tie-ups for many years |url = http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2009/12/inner_belt_bridge_construction_1.html |work = The Plain Dealer |location = Cleveland |date = December 1, 2009 |access-date = December 1, 2009 }}</ref><ref name=pd20120117>{{cite news |first = Tom |last = Breckenridge |title = Cleveland's Business, Traffic Would Suffer if 2nd Inner Belt Bridge is Delayed a Decade, Officials Say |url = http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2012/01/clevelands_business_traffic_wo.html |work = The Plain Dealer |location = Cleveland |date = January 17, 2012 |access-date = January 19, 2012 }}</ref><ref name=pd20120129>{{cite news |first = Tom |last = Breckenridge |title = Funding for Second Inner Belt Bridge Could Take a Back Seat to Statewide Projects |url = http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2012/01/funding_for_second_inner_belt.html |work = The Plain Dealer |location = Cleveland |date = January 29, 2012 |access-date = January 31, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first = Elisa |last = Amigo |title = Innerbelt Bridge Project Moved up to 2016 |url = http://fox8.com/2012/06/06/innerbelt-bridge-project-moved-up-to-2016/ |publisher = WJW-TV |location = Cleveland |date = June 6, 2012 |access-date = June 7, 2012 }}</ref><ref name=pd20120607>{{cite news |first = Tom |last = Breckenridge |title = Cleveland's 2nd Inner Belt Bridge Could Be Built 7 Years Earlier than Expected |url = http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2012/06/clevelands_second_inner_belt_b.html |work = The Plain Dealer |location = Cleveland |date = June 6, 2012 |access-date = June 7, 2012 }}</ref> Construction on the bridge had begun by November 3, 2014;<ref>{{cite news |first = Marvin |last = Fong |title = Second Inner Belt bridge work continues in Cleveland (slideshow) |url = http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/11/second_inner_belt_bridge_work.html |work = The Plain Dealer |location = Cleveland |date = November 3, 2014 |access-date = December 19, 2014 }}</ref> the bridge opened in limited capacity the evening of September 24, 2016<ref name=odottweet2016/> after a ribbon-cutting ceremony earlier in the day,<ref name=pd20160924/> opening in full on October 24.<ref>{{cite news |first = Ginger |last = Christ |title = Inner Belt Bridge is completely open today |url = http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2016/10/inner_belt_bridge_is_completel.html |work = The Plain Dealer |location = Cleveland |date = October 24, 2016 |access-date = October 24, 2016 }}</ref> This bridge was named for George Voinovich prior to the naming of the westbound bridge.<ref>[[Ohio Revised Code]] [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/5533.359 5533.359]</ref>

==See also==
* {{Portal-inline|Transport}}
* {{Portal-inline|Engineering}}
* {{Portal-inline|Ohio}}
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* [[List of crossings of the Cuyahoga River]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|George V. Voinovich Bridges}}
*{{official|http://www.dot.state.oh.us/projects/ClevelandUrbanCoreProjects/Innerbelt/InnerbeltBridge/Pages/default.aspx}}

[[Category:Bridges completed in 2013]]
[[Category:Bridges in Cleveland|Voinovich]]
[[Category:Interstate 90]]
[[Category:Bridges over the Cuyahoga River]]
[[Category:Road bridges in Ohio]]
[[Category:Bridges on the Interstate Highway System]]
[[Category:Steel bridges in the United States]]
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[[Category:2013 establishments in Ohio]]