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Ohio River: Steubenville's New Fort Steuben Bridge
buildingcincinnati:
From the 3/31/07 Steubenville Herald Star:
Bridge demolition eyed for late 2008
By WARREN SCOTT, Staff writer
STEUBENVILLE — Officials with the Ohio Department of Transportation expect to begin demolition of the Fort Steuben Bridge in late 2008, while the West Virginia Department of Transportation is negotiating with an engineering consultant considered for a study to determine the best location of a new Ohio River bridge.
John Brown, executive director of the Brooke-Hancock-Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission, said Wednesday that officials with ODOT have indicated they hope to name a contractor for the Fort Steuben Bridge’s demolition in October 2008.
http://www.heraldstaronline.com/articles.asp?articleID=12242
Sherman Cahal:
^ You beat me to it!
This is a bridge that was constructed with a _very_ similar design to the now-demolished U.S. Grant Bridge in Portsmouth. :(
buildingcincinnati:
Link contains a photo. From the 6/8/07 Steubenville Herald Star:
Working to save the bridge
By DAVE GOSSETT, staff writer
STEUBENVILLE — Susan Probert describes herself as a novice bicyclist.
But Thursday, Probert was one of 12 people who met to discuss preserving the Fort Steuben Bridge as a pedestrian and bike trail span across the Ohio River.
“Right now I have to pack up my bike and take it to a trail out of this area. We don’t have a lot of accessible bike trails in Jefferson County,” Probert explained.
http://www.heraldstaronline.com/articles.asp?articleID=14496
Sherman Cahal:
Officials discuss impact of bridge closings
By Paul Giannamore, Herald-Star, September 27, 2008
STEUBENVILLE - Traffic at state Route 7 and University Boulevard gets jammed in the afternoons now, and it will only become closer to gridlock with the planned closure of the Fort Steuben Bridge in 2009.
Real gridlock - traffic backing up on the Veterans Memorial Bridge heading onto the downtown Steubenville westbound off-ramp as well as down the northbound lanes of Route 7 as far back as Franklin Avenue is projected to begin if the Market Street Bridge closes before a new bridge is built between Brilliant and Wellsburg.
Sherman Cahal:
Ft. Steuben Bridge Shut Down For Safety Concerns
WTOV9.com, OH, Jan 8, 2009
Ohio Department of Transportation crews made the call to shut down the Ft. Steuben Bridge Thursday after finding concrete slabs in the bridge deck shifting.
Traffic is banned from the bridge until an inspection can tell them what caused it, how severe it is, and what can be done about it.
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