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OFFICIAL NAME:
WB-451; MP 51.99

PENNDOT BMS NUMBER:
027076990051990

OTHER DESIGNATION:
PA Turnpike over Leechburg Rd
PA Turnpike over Plum Creek
Plum Creek Viaduct

LOCATION:
Plum

LATITUDE, LONGITUDE:
40.495126, -79.783401

USGS 7.5" Topo Quad - UTM Coordinates:
Braddock - Zone 17; 0603 4483
CARRIES:
-- PA Turnpike [I-76], 4 lanes

BETWEEN:
-- MP 51.99

CROSSES (west to east):
-- former Unity RR
-- water treatment access road
-- Leechburg Rd [SR2086], 2 lanes
-- Plum Creek
-- former Pennsylania RR
-- Siple St


TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION / DESIGN:
deck


LENGTH OF MAIN SPAN:
105, 105, 120, 120, 125, 125, 100, 75 (all spans est)


TOTAL LENGTH (including longest elevated ramp):
1000 ft

HEIGHT OF DECK:
21.5 ft clearance; 84 ft width

YEAR ERECTED / ENGINEER:
1951, Buchart Horn engineers for Western Extension
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Rehab and Widened 1994
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Page created: 10-Aug-2009
Last modified: 03-Oct-2009

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