Clairton-Glassport Bridge

The Clairton-Glassport Bridge, officially the Senator Edward P. Zemprelli Bridge is a girder bridge that carries vehicular traffic across the Monongahela River between Glassport, Pennsylvania and Clairton, Pennsylvania.

Clairton-Glassport Bridge
Coordinates40.3131°N 79.8870°W / 40.3131; -79.8870
Carries2 lanes of traffic and USBR 50
CrossesMonongahela River
LocaleGlassport, Pennsylvania and Clairton, Pennsylvania
Official nameSenator Edward P. Zemprelli Bridge[1]
Other name(s)Clairton Bridge, Glassport Bridge
Maintained byPennDOT
ID number02-2038-0010-0140
Characteristics
DesignWelded girder with bolted splice plates
Total length2,890 feet (880 m)
Longest span385.6 feet (118 m)
Piers in water2
History
OpenedMarch 2, 1987

It was opened on March 2, 1987,[2] replacing a 1928 arch bridge that stood on the same site.[3] The structure also passes over portions of the U.S. Steel Clairton Works, the largest coke producing facility in the United States.

References

  1. "The General Assembly Of Pennsylvania House Bill No. 2794 Session of 2004". November 17, 2004.
  2. Ken Guggenheim (March 4, 1987). "Mon Valley residents celebrate new clairton-glassport bridge". The Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
  3. "PGH Bridges - Clairton-Glassport Bridge". June 15, 2000. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
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