General Information
| Other name(s): | 9th Street Bridge; New Kensington Bridge |
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| Completion: | 1927 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Through truss bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Structure: |
Parker type truss bridge |
| Support conditions: |
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Location
| Location: |
New Kensington, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 40° 33' 51" N 79° 46' 20.23" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 112.81 m | |
| total length | 465.73 m | |
| deck width | 8.41 m |
Materials
| truss |
steel
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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 November 24, 2021 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International 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
