Market Street Bridge
Photos
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The Market Street Bridge As seen from Steubenville, Ohio. This bridge crosses the Ohio River from Steubenville to WV 2, just south of Weirton, WV. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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The east portal As seen from WV 2. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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The deck Traveling westbound from West Virginia to Ohio. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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The south face The weathered colors of the bridge tend to blend into the color of the rock face across the river. (The lens cap was not fully opened.) Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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Entrance to Pedestrian Walkway from Steubenville Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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The pedestrian walkway Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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The deck, looking east Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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The west portal Market Street in Steubenville, eastbound. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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The underside Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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Bridge Mount, Ohio side Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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Underneath, Ohio Side Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
Facts
- Overview
- Suspension bridge over the Ohio River on WV 2 Spur (Market Street) in Steubenville
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1904; rehabilitated 1981
- Design
- Wire suspension
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 700.2 ft.
Total length: 1,794.1 ft.
Deck width: 20.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 11.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.35833, -80.60667 (decimal degrees)
40°21'30" N, 80°36'24" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/533398/4467604 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Steubenville East
- Inventory numbers
- ODOT 4100964 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure feature number)
BH 35026 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 09/2005)
- Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 1.0 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2002)
- 15,000
Sources
- J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
- Historic Bridges of Michigan and Elsewhere - by Nathan Holth