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General Information

Other name(s): 9th Street Bridge; New Kensington Bridge
Completion: 1927
Status: in use

Project Type

Location

Location: , , ,
Crosses:
  • Allegheny River
Coordinates: 40° 33' 51" N    79° 46' 20.23" W
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Technical Information

Dimensions

main span 112.81 m
total length 465.73 m
deck width 8.41 m

Materials

truss steel

Excerpt from Wikipedia

The C.L. Schmitt Bridge (commonly known as the New Kensington Bridge or the Ninth Street Bridge) is a truss bridge that carries vehicular traffic across the Allegheny River between New Kensington and East Deer Township, Pennsylvania in the United States.

History

The bridge was constructed in 1927 to connect Pennsylvania Route 56 (PA 56), which has its terminus on the New Kensington side of the bridge, and PA 28, the major westbank artery. Today, PA 28 has become a freeway, and the former highway is known as Freeport Road. The bridge is named for former Democratic State Senator C. L. Schmitt, who represented a suburban and rural district on the eastbank of the Allegheny and who is considered the father of consumer protection laws.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "C. L. Schmitt Bridge" and modified on 24 November 2021 according to the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.

Participants

Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.

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  • About this
    data sheet
  • Structure-ID
    20006116
  • Published on:
    11/10/2002
  • Last updated on:
    30/12/2019
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