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Fort Steuben Suspension Bridge Closed Permanently   Message List  
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http://www.whsv.com/westvirginiaap/headlines/37735449.html

"Ohio transportation officials say an 80-year-old Ohio River bridge
closed for safety concerns last week will not re-open. The Ohio
Department of Transportation says the Fort Steuben Bridge between
eastern Ohio and West Virginia's Northern Panhandle will remain closed
until its scheduled demolition this fall. A crew doing routine
maintenance noticed a slight dip in the floor of the towering
suspension bridge on January 8. ODOT deputy district director Dick
Bible said in a statement Thursday that a subsequent inspection found
major deterioration, leading officials to decide the 1929 bridge
should not carry traffic again..."

More: http://www.wtrf.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=50099





Tue Jan 20, 2009 12:39 am

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http://www.whsv.com/westvirginiaap/headlines/37735449.html "Ohio transportation officials say an 80-year-old Ohio River bridge closed for safety concerns last...
David Denenberg
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Jan 20, 2009
12:39 am

... How much danger are the remaining suspension bridges in? I only made it to the Market Street Bridge, in 2000. It was carrying traffic, and I walked...
Grassy Sound
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Jan 23, 2009
9:58 pm

I visited the bridge in late May of 2006 and the pedestrian walkway was closed, but I still managed to walk across via the roadway - hopping over the guardrail...
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Jan 23, 2009
11:51 pm

Is there a demolition date set yet? I got a shot of the bridge in 2002 and would like to see it again before it's all gone. Wayne Grodkiewicz ...
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Jan 24, 2009
12:20 am

Any updates as to when the Fort Steuben will be removed? It's really disappointing and depressing to keep losing suspension bridges in that area. How many...
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