Beaver River Bridge

Beaver River Bridge
Carries I-76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike)
Crosses Beaver River
Locale North Sewickley Township and Big Beaver
Official name Beaver River Bridge
Other name(s) Beaver Valley Bridge
Characteristics
Total length 1,546 ft (471 m)[1]
Width 56 ft (17 m)[1]
Clearance below 170 ft (52 m)[2]
History
Opened 1952[3]

The Beaver River Bridge (also called "Beaver Valley Bridge") is a bridge that carries the Pennsylvania Turnpike across the Beaver River in North Sewickley Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.[3] Built in 1951 and opened in 1952, the 64-year-old bridge is being redesigned with construction of a new span not expected to begin until 2017 or later.[3] The Beaver River Bridge has a total length of 1,546 ft (471 m) and a clearance below of 170 ft (52 m) making it higher than the Delaware River Bridge's 160 ft (49 m) clearance on the PA Turnpike's eastern terminus in Bucks County, but lower than the Hawk Falls Bridge's 190 ft (58 m) clearance on the Pennsylvania Turnpike's Northeast Extension in Carbon County.[2] The Beaver River Bridge is an example of a mid-20th century cantilever deck truss with preservation groups making efforts to save it from demolition as its structural style is becoming rare.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pennsylvania Turnpike Beaver River Bridge". Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Henry, Lowman (1997). "Over the River and Through Penn's Woods". Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Turnpike commission eying Beaver River Bridge replacement project". Archived from the original on February 24, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2016.

Coordinates: 40°48′42″N 80°19′08″W / 40.811541°N 80.318996°W / 40.811541; -80.318996

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