 The Fort Steuben Bridge , originally the Weirton @-@ Steubenville Bridge , was a suspension bridge which spanned the Ohio River from Steubenville , Ohio to Weirton , West Virginia and carried U.S. Route 22 and then Ohio State Route 822 during its existence . Completed in 1928 and opened as a toll bridge , the Fort Steuben Bridge was a more direct route from Pittsburgh to Cleveland than the Wheeling Suspension Bridge .
The bridge was demolished in 1990 and replaced with a two-lane bridge .
On April 13, 1990 , the Fort Steuben Bridge was demolished by the Ohio Department of Transportation