Veterans Memorial Bridge (Steubenville, Ohio)

The 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 replaced the Fort Steuben Bridge, which was built in 1928.

Veterans Memorial Bridge
Coordinates	40°22′39″N 80°36′38″W
Carries	US 22
Crosses	Ohio River
Locale	Steubenville, Ohio and Weirton, West Virginia
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

History

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]

The Veterans Memorial Bridge connects Weirton, West Virginia to Steubenville, Ohio across the Ohio River and is the border crossing between the states of West Virginia and Ohio on U.S. Highway 22.

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.