Crosses Monongahela River Design Cantilever bridge Opened 1951 Location McKeesport Body of water Monongahela River | Other name(s) Dravosburg Bridge Clearance below 20 m Longest span 146 m Bridge type Cantilever bridge | |
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Carries 4 divided lanes of traffic Locale McKeesport, Pennsylvania and Dravosburg, Pennsylvania Similar Monongahela River, McKeesport‑Duquesne Bridge, Wabash Bridge, Rankin Bridge, Glenwood Bridge | ||
The W.D. Mansfield Memorial Bridge, commonly known as the Dravosburg Bridge, is a cantilever bridge that carries vehicular traffic across the Monongahela River between McKeesport, Pennsylvania and Dravosburg, Pennsylvania. It is a high-level bridge, passing over railyard, industrial sites, and Route 837, to connect Fifth Avenue in McKeesport and Richland Avenue in Dravosburg.
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Map of Mansfield Bridge, Dravosburg, PA, USA
History
This structure replaced the low-level 1889 Dravosburg-Reynoldton Bridge. The steel from the Wabash Bridge (Pittsburgh), demolished in 1948, was used in the construction of this bridge.
As built, the Mansfield Bridge carried trolley tracks of Pittsburgh Railways route 56 McKeesport via 2nd Avenue. The trolley line was replaced by a bus on September 5, 1963.
References
W.D. Mansfield Memorial Bridge Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA