McKees Rocks Bridge
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McKees Rocks Bridge | |
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| Carries | File:PA QR 3104.svgSR 3104 / File:Pittsburgh PA Blue Belt shield.svg Blue Belt 3 lanes of roadway |
| Crosses | Ohio River |
| Locale | McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Through arch bridge |
| Total length | 7,293 feet (2,223 m) |
| Longest span | 750 feet (228.6 m) |
| Clearance below | 100 feet (30 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1931 |
McKees Rocks Bridge | |
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| Location | SR 3104 over Ohio River at Brighton Heights and McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania |
| Built | 1931 |
| Architect | Vernon R. Covell |
| MPS | Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002168 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 14, 1988[2] |
| Designated PHLF | 2003[1] |
| Location | |
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The McKees Rocks Bridge is a steel trussed through arch bridge which carries the Blue Belt, Pittsburgh's innermost beltline, across the Ohio River at Brighton Heights and McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania. It connects Pennsylvania Route 65 with Pennsylvania Route 51, west of the city.
History and architectural features
[edit | edit source]At 7,293 feet (2,223 m) long, this historic bridge is the longest bridge in Allegheny County.[3]
Built in 1931, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[2][4]
The stretch of the bridge from Island Avenue was the successor to the O'Donovan Bridge, which ran from Island Avenue to the "Bottoms" of McKees Rocks from 1904 to 1931.
See also
[edit | edit source]- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
- List of crossings of the Ohio River
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-445, "McKee's Rocks Bridge, Spanning Ohio River at Chartiers Avenue (State Route 3014), McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, PA", 17 photos, 15 data pages
- McKees Rocks Bridge at HistoricBridges.org
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Categories:
- Bridges in Pittsburgh
- Bridges over the Ohio River
- Bridges in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- Open-spandrel deck arch bridges in the United States
- Through arch bridges in the United States
- Bridges completed in 1931
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks
- Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- Steel bridges in the United States
- 1931 establishments in Pennsylvania