• Source: 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.




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.




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Veterans Memorial Bridge at Bridges & Tunnels

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• Market Street Bridge (Ohio River)
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• Fort Steuben Bridge
• List of cable-stayed bridges in the United States
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