Veterans Memorial Bridge (Steubenville, Ohio)

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Veterans Memorial Bridge
Steubenville Bridge from University.jpg
Veterans Memorial Bridge in August 2009
Coordinates 40°22′39″N80°36′38″W / 40.37750°N 80.61056°W / 40.37750; -80.61056
CarriesUS 22.svg 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 length1,964.0 feet (598.6 m) [1]
Width81.0 feet (24.7 m)
Longest span819.9 feet (249.9 m)
Clearance above 17.0 feet (5.2 m)
History
DesignerMichael Baker
Construction start1979
OpenedMay 1, 1990
Statistics
Daily traffic 30,000
Location
Veterans Memorial Bridge (Steubenville, Ohio)

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.

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Veterans Memorial Bridge, connecting Weirton, West Virginia to Steubenville, Ohio across the Ohio River, is the border crossing between West Virginia and Ohio on U.S. Route 22. Veterans Memorial Bridge.jpg
Veterans Memorial Bridge, connecting Weirton, West Virginia to Steubenville, Ohio across the Ohio River, is the border crossing between West Virginia and Ohio on U.S. Route 22.

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]

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References

  1. Historic Bridges of the U.S. - New Steubenville Bridge
  2. "Veterans Memorial Bridge (Weirton-Steubenville)". Bridge Facts - Modern Bridges. West Virginia Department of Transportation . Retrieved June 11, 2010.