A replacement span, the Silver Memorial Bridge, was built about  downstream and opened on December 15, 1969. A new section of freeway was built to connect the new bridge to the Gallipolis bypass, leaving behind  of recently built divided highway.
The Silver Memorial Bridge, which replaced an older span, was constructed nearby and inaugurated on December 15, 1969. A section of the freeway was added to connect this new bridge with the Gallipolis bypass, resulting in the discontinuation of a recently built divided highway.