Clairton–Glassport Bridge

Clairton-Glassport Bridge
Clairton-Glassport Bridge
Coordinates	40°18′47″N 79°53′13″W / 40.3131°N 79.8870°WCoordinates: 40°18′47″N 79°53′13″W / 40.3131°N 79.8870°W
Carries	2 lanes of traffic and USBR 50
Crosses	Monongahela River
Locale	Glassport, Pennsylvania and Clairton, Pennsylvania
Official name	Senator Edward P. Zemprelli Bridge
Other name(s)	Clairton Bridge, Glassport Bridge
Maintained by	PennDOT
ID number	02-2038-0010-0140
Characteristics
Design	Welded girder with bolted splice plates
Total length	2,890 feet (880 m)
Longest span	385.6 feet (118 m)
Piers in water	2
History
Opened	March 2, 1987
Location

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.

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[]

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

[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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