Veterans Memorial Bridge (Steubenville, Ohio)
Appearance
Veterans Memorial Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 40°22′39″N 80°36′38″W / 40.37750°N 80.61056°W |
Carries | US 22 |
Crosses | Ohio River |
Locale | Steubenville, Ohio and Weirton, West Virginia |
Maintained by | West Virginia Department of Transportation |
Characteristics | |
Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
Total length | 1,964.0 feet (598.6 m)[1] |
Width | 81.0 feet (24.7 m) |
Longest span | 819.9 feet (249.9 m) |
Clearance above | 17.0 feet (5.2 m) |
History | |
Designer | Michael Baker |
Construction start | 1979 |
Opened | May 1, 1990 |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 30,000 |
Location | |
Veterans Memorial Bridge, also known as the New Steubenville Bridge, is a cable-stayed bridge which carries U.S. Route 22 across the Ohio River between Steubenville, Ohio and Weirton, West Virginia. The bridge succeeded the Fort Steuben Bridge, which was built in 1928, though was still operational until 2009.
History
[edit]Planning for the bridge began in 1961 in Ohio and in 1964 in West Virginia. The bridge's construction was approved by the Federal Highway Administration in 1978. Construction began in 1979, and the bridge opened on May 1, 1990. The final cost of the bridge was $70 million.[2]
References
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Veterans Memorial Bridge (Steubenville, Ohio).
- ^ Historic Bridges of the U.S. - New Steubenville Bridge
- ^ "Veterans Memorial Bridge (Weirton-Steubenville)". Bridge Facts - Modern Bridges. West Virginia Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
External links
[edit]- Veterans Memorial Bridge at Bridges & Tunnels
Categories:
- Road bridges in West Virginia
- Weirton, West Virginia
- Steubenville, Ohio
- Monuments and memorials in West Virginia
- Monuments and memorials in Ohio
- Bridges completed in 1990
- Cable-stayed bridges in the United States
- Bridges over the Ohio River
- Buildings and structures in Hancock County, West Virginia
- Transportation in Hancock County, West Virginia
- Buildings and structures in Jefferson County, Ohio
- Transportation in Jefferson County, Ohio
- Road bridges in Ohio
- U.S. Route 22
- Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System
- 1990 establishments in Ohio
- 1990 establishments in West Virginia
- Midwestern United States bridge (structure) stubs
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