Crosses Beaver River Other name(s) Beaver Valley Bridge Total length 471 m Clearance below 52 m Body of water Beaver River | Official name Beaver River Bridge Opened 1952 Width 17 m Location North Sewickley Township | |
Carries I-76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike) Locale North Sewickley Township and Big Beaver Similar Allegheny River Turnpike, Tuscarora Mountain Tunnel, Delaware River–Turnpike Toll Bridge, Fallston Bridge, Eastvale Bridge | ||
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The Beaver River Bridge (also called "Beaver Valley Bridge") is a bridge that carries the Pennsylvania Turnpike across the Beaver River in North Sewickley Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Built in 1951 and opened in 1952, the 65-year-old bridge is being redesigned with construction of a new span not expected to begin until 2017 or later. The Beaver River Bridge has a total length of 1,546 ft (471 m) and a clearance below of 170 ft (52 m) making it higher than the Delaware River Bridge's 160 ft (49 m) clearance on the PA Turnpike's eastern terminus in Bucks County, but lower than the Hawk Falls Bridge's 190 ft (58 m) clearance on the Pennsylvania Turnpike's Northeast Extension in Carbon County. The Beaver River Bridge is an example of a mid-20th century cantilever deck truss with preservation groups making efforts to save it from demolition as its structural style is becoming rare.