Veterans Memorial Bridge (Steubenville, Ohio)
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Veterans Memorial Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 40°22′39″N 80°36′38″W / 40.37750°N 80.61056°W |
Carries | ![]() |
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 |
Location | |
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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.
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]
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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.
Further reading
- Veterans Memorial Bridge at Bridges & Tunnels
References
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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.
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