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History of the Market Street Bridge

The Market Street Bridge is a suspension bridge connecting Market Street in Steubenville and Rt. 2 in Follansbee across the Ohio River.
A project of the Steubenville Bridge Co., it was constructed in 1905 by the Ohio Steel Erection Co., the framework was created by the Penn Bridge Co., and the original steel was done by Jones and Laughlin Steel Co. and Bethlehem Steel.
The bridge spans a length of 1,794 feet with a width of 20.7 feet.
The average daily…