Weirton-Steubenville Bridge
US-22 Ohio River Crossing At Weirton
Weirton, West Virginia
• Bridge:
Weirton-Steubenville Bridge
• Structure ID:
NBI 00000000005A060
• City:
Weirton
• State:
West Virginia
• Country:
USA
• Carries:
US-22
• Crosses:
Ohio River
• Date Opened:
May 1, 1990
• Total Length:
1,965 Feet
• Longest Span:
820 Feet
• Tower Height:
365 Feet
• Deck Width:
81 Feet
• Number Of Lanes:
6
• Number Of Spans:
1
• Height Above Water:
70 Feet
• Traffic Count:
32,500 (2002)
The Weirton-Steubenville Bridge is very much like the East Huntington
Bridge downriver, except that it is scaled up to be 6 lanes rather
than 2 lanes. It uses the same single inverted-Y tower design.
Bridge is also known as the Veterans Memorial Bridge.