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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 |
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Technical Facts |
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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.
