This is the fourth suspension bridge I have found across the Ohio River and the second one that is still standing. It was closed for a few months in 2011 for rehabilitation.
This is the paint scheme of the 2011 rehabilitation that was chosen by voting.
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| C Hanchey Flickr, Sep 2011, License: Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC) "The bridge was built by the Ohio Steel Erection Company in 1905 for the Steubenville Bridge Company. It was bought by the State of West Virginia in 1941." |
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| Street View |
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| Ricky Walker posted Lil Steubenville bridge |
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| structurae.net via Bridge Hunter, License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA) |
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| Historic Fort Steuben posted 🌉 The Historic Market Street Bridge: A Gateway Across the Ohio River Opened in 1905, the Market Street Bridge in Steubenville, Ohio, is a steel suspension bridge connecting the city with Follansbee, West Virginia. Originally built to carry streetcars, vehicles, and pedestrians, it played a vital role in supporting regional commerce and the growth of the steel industry along the river. Over more than a century, the bridge became a beloved local landmark, undergoing multiple repairs and upgrades. In this image, the Jefferson County Courthouse can be seen prior to its renovations. John Hazucha: Unfortunately it is closed and rumored to be demolished / replaced by WVDOT. WV owns the bridge. [Jan 2026] |
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| Chris P. Bacon posted Aerial view of the Market Street Bridge and Steubenville. Photo taken 1928. |
Obviously, during one of the many rehabilitations, the towers have been beefed up. (Replaced?) Was this the "tower repairs" done in 1941 when West Virginia bought the bridge? [history]
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| C. 1911 postcard via Bridge Hunter |
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| C. 1911 postcard via Bridge Hunter |
This is as close as the street view car got on the Ohio side. Does the camera stick above 10'? That is quite a river bluff on the West Virginia side.
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| Street View |
The view from the WV side. I include it to show that they accommodate pedestrian traffic.
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| Street View, Jul 2018 |
While I was looking for something else, I came across this view of how the bridge cables are anchored.
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| Street View, Aug 2025 |
Jan 2026: can pedestrians still use it?
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| Street View, Aug 2025 |
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