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Pennsylvania Turnpike Allegheny River Bridge

General Information

Beginning of works: 1949
Completion: 1951
Status: demolished (13 July 2010)

Project Type

Location

Location: , , ,
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Crosses:
  • Allegheny River
Carries:
  • Pennsylvania Turnpike
Replaced by: Allegheny River Turnpike Bridge (2010)
Coordinates: 40° 32' 13.60" N    79° 49' 20.38" W
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Technical Information

Dimensions

main span 152.4 m
total length 664.2 m

Materials

piers reinforced concrete
deck truss steel

Excerpt from Wikipedia

The Allegheny River Turnpike Bridge carries Interstate 76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike) over the Allegheny River. The structure features a pair of twin 2,350’ cast-in-place concrete segmental bridges. This is the first of its type in Pennsylvania. It was constructed between 2007 and 2010 and is the second bridge to stand on this site. The original truss bridge was built between 1949 and 1951 by the engineering firm Modjeski & Masters; the crossing predates the Interstate System by several years.

The replacement bridge was designed by the engineering firm Figg and built by Walsh Construction. The purpose of the new structure was to increase the capacity of traffic from two lanes in each direction to three; this was done to eliminate a bottleneck at the exit with Pennsylvania Route 28, which branches off at the bridge approach on the Harmar side of the river.

The replacement eastbound bridge opened in November 2009. It carried both eastbound and westbound traffic across the Allegheny River until the project was finished one year later.

On Tuesday, July 13, 2010, just after 10 a.m., the old steel structure of the Allegheny River Bridge was imploded with controlled demolition explosives. Roadway traffic was stopped for approximately 15–20 minutes, and river traffic was stopped for 24 hours for cleanup of the debris from the bridge.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Allegheny River Turnpike Bridge" and modified on November 15, 2021 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.

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  • About this
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  • Structure-ID
    20006109
  • Published on:
    11/10/2002
  • Last updated on:
    25/12/2021
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