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Market Street Bridge

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Bridge Documented: July 31, 2007

Key Facts

Bridge Name

Type Road Location City Crossing

Market Street Bridge

Suspension

Market Street

Jefferson County, OH / Brooke County, WV

Steubenville, OH and East Steubenville, WV

Ohio River and Highway

Technical Facts

Construction Date

Rehabilitation Date

Structure Length Roadway Width Navigational Vertical Underclearance
1905 1981 1794 Feet 20.7 Feet 73.8 Feet
Total Suspended Length Center Suspension Span Length Approach Suspension Span Length Number Approach Suspension Spans Builder
1200 Feet 680 Feet 260 Feet 2 Ohio Steel Erection Company

This bridge was built in 1905 originally to carry light rail traffic. In 1922, the top chord of the bridge failed, and David Steinman (later engineer for Mackinac Bridge) designed repairs for the bridge that also increased its load-bearing capacity. The bridge which had apparantly been owned by a private entity called the "Steubenville Bridge Company" was bought by the state of West Virginia in 1941, who then made repairs to the towers and replaced the deck. The bridge was also apparently a toll bridge until 1953. It is not known which repair project they date to, but the bridge was altered from its original construction when the entire main section of stiffening truss was replaced with a modern equivilent. The approach truss spans remain original. Original steel on the bridge was fabricated by Jones and Laughlins and Bethlehem.

This bridge is scheduled for a full rehabilitation and repainting.

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