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View southeast (away from Ohio River) on Spruce Run Rd

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OFFICIAL NAME:
Spruce Run Bridge

OTHER DESIGNATION:
Ohio River Boulevard over Spruce Run

LOCATION:
Ben Avon

USGS 7.5" Topo Quad - UTM Coordinates:
Emsworth - Zone 17; 0578 4483
CARRIES:
Ohio River Boulevard [PA65]

BETWEEN:
-- Dickson Av
-- Park St

CROSSES:
-- Spruce Run
-- Spruce Run Rd


TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION / DESIGN:
Deck open spandrel concrete arch



LENGTH OF MAIN SPAN:
150 ft (3 arch spans, plus approaches)

TOTAL LENGTH (including longest elevated ramp):
752 ft

HEIGHT OF DECK:



YEAR ERECTED / ENGINEER:
1930, Allegheny County


ADDITIONAL INFO:
from the PennDOT Historic Bridges Survey:
"The bridge carries a 4 lane highway and 2 sidewalks over a stream and local road on the north bank of the Ohio River in a setting dominated by a mix of residential and modern commercial development. It was built as part of the Ohio River Boulevard, the highway designed to speed traffic to the McKees Rocks bridge. The highway has lost integrity due to alterations to its original geometry and roadside features as well as extensive modern development along it. Neither the highway nor the setting have historic district potential.

The 1930, 752'-long, reinforced concrete, ribbed, open spandrel arch has 2, 150'-long main spans. About 1986 the bridge was widened by the removal of the original cantilevered deck sections and balustrades and placement of wider cantilevered deck sections with plain bracketed supports and safety shape barriers at the roadway curbs. Some spandrel columns were also replaced. The sidewalks are finished with chain link fence pedestrian barriers. Most of the columns have been shotcreted. Neither the bridge nor its setting and context are historically or technologically significant due to extensive alterations."


FIELD CHECKED:
14-Aug-2004

INFO SOURCES:
field check, PennDOT Historic Bridges Survey


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Last modified: 04-Oct-2004

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