Crosses Monongahela River Width 38 feet (12 m) Opened 5 September 1928 Total length 686 m Bridge type Truss bridge | Design Truss bridge Longest span 382.5 feet (116.6 m) Height 5.49 m Location McKeesport Body of water Monongahela River | |
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Carries 2 lanes of South Duquesne Avenue Locale McKeesport, Pennsylvania and Duquesne, Pennsylvania Similar Monongahela River, WD Mansfield Memorial, McKeesport Connecting Railroad, PRR Port Perry Bridge, Rankin Bridge | ||
Icy conditions cause mckeesport duquesne bridge closure
The McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge it is a truss bridge that carries vehicular traffic across the Monongahela River between McKeesport, Pennsylvania and Duquesne, Pennsylvania. The bridge connects Route 837 in Duquesne and Route 148 in McKeesport.
Contents
- Icy conditions cause mckeesport duquesne bridge closure
- Map of McKeesport Duquesne Bridge McKeesport PA 15132 USA
- Dui suspected in mckeesport duquesne bridge crash
- History
- References
Map of McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge, McKeesport, PA 15132, USA
Dui suspected in mckeesport duquesne bridge crash
History
The bridge was planned in 1924 at the order of the Public Service Commission. The costs were apportioned amongst the railroads that were crossed, the local cities and the county.
The bridge was opened on September 5, 1928 on the same day as the neighboring Clairton-Glassport Bridge.
The bridge is built near the mouth of Crooked Run (Monongahela River); it was near this point in 1755 that General Edward Braddock's forces crossed the Monongahela the first time on their way to what would be known as the Battle of Braddock's Field.