Carries 2 lanes of PA 168 Maintained by PennDOT Location Shippingport Body of water Ohio River | Crosses Ohio River Opened 1964 Bridge type Cantilever bridge | |
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Locale Shippingport and Midland, Pennsylvania Design Cantilevered through truss bridge Similar Ohio River, Beaver Valley Nuclear, Kentucky & Indiana Terminal, Owensboro Bridge, Ironton–Russell Bridge | ||
The Shippingport Bridge is a cantilevered through truss bridge carrying Pennsylvania Route 168 across the Ohio River between Shippingport, Pennsylvania and Industry, Pennsylvania. From 1951 until the opening of the bridge in 1964, PA 168 was accessed across the river via Cooks Ferry.
Map of Shippingport Bridge, Pennsylvania, USA
The southern approach to the bridge is adjacent to the Beaver Valley Nuclear Generating Station.
References
Shippingport Bridge Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA