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Charleroi Monessen Bridge

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Opened
  
29 June 2013

Body of water
  
Monongahela River

Charleroi-Monessen Bridge historicbridgesorgpennsylvaniacharleroimini2jpg

Replaces
  
Charleroi-Monessen Bridge

Similar
  
Donora‑Webster Bridge, Lyle Covered Bridge, Hawthorne School

Charleroi monessen bridge


The Charleroi-Monessen Bridge, officially the John K. Tener Memorial Bridge, is a two lane structure spanning the Monongahela River. The bridge connects North Charleroi in Washington County, Pennsylvania and Monessen in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. The structure connects Route 88 on the west bank of the river and Route 906 on the east side. The bridge, which opened in 2013, replaced a 1906 structure. The original bridge was closed in 2009 due to structural deficiency.

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Map of Charleroi Monessen Bridge, Pennsylvania, USA

Current bridge

Construction delays caused the original December 2012 projected opening date to be pushed back to June 29, 2013. The Pennsylvania Legislature voted to name the new bridge after John Tener, a former state governor and Mon Valley native; Tener's Mercantile Bridge Company designed the original bridge that connected the two cities. [1].

Previous bridge

The 1906 bridge, a three-span steel truss structure, was imploded shortly before 9:00 a.m. on Monday, July 11, 2011. The new bridge was constructed in its place.

The 1906 bridge was designated as a historic bridge by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation.

References

Charleroi-Monessen Bridge Wikipedia