Veterans Memorial Bridge (Steubenville, Ohio)

Veterans Memorial Bridge
Veterans Memorial Bridge in August 2009
Coordinates	40°22′39″N 80°36′38″W / 40.37750°N 80.61056°W / 40.37750; -80.61056
Carries	US 22
Crosses	Ohio River
Locale	Steubenville, Ohio and Weirton, West Virginia
Maintained by	West Virginia Department of Transportation
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

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.