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Fifteenth Avenue Bridge

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Crosses
  
Youghiogheny River

Opened
  
1995

Width
  
11 m

Bridge type
  
Girder bridge

Design
  
Girder bridge

Total length
  
382 m

Location
  
McKeesport

Body of water
  
Youghiogheny River

Carries
  
2 lanes of Fifteenth Avenue

Locale
  
McKeesport, Pennsylvania and Port Vue, Pennsylvania

Similar
  
McKeesport‑Duquesne Bridge, McKeesport Connecting Railroad, Jerome Street Bridge, WD Mansfield Memorial, Ohiopyle Low Bridge

The Fifteenth Avenue Bridge is a girder bridge across the Youghiogheny River connecting the Pittsburgh industrial suburbs of Port Vue and McKeesport, Pennsylvania. The 1995 structure replaced a 1906 truss bridge. The bridge's length is significantly longer than that of several surrounding structures because its crosses both the river and a large water treatment facility.

The Youghiogheny River Trail, a portion of the Cumberland, Maryland-to-Pittsburgh Great Allegheny Passage uses the bridge's pedestrian lanes. Through McKeesport, the trail features a designated right of way, while it is officially signed through city streets in Port Vue.

References

Fifteenth Avenue Bridge Wikipedia