PA Turnpike over Turtle Creek Industrial Railroad - Bridges and Tunnels of Allegheny County and Pittsburgh, PA

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OFFICIAL NAME:
WB-465; MP 58.83

PENNDOT BMS NUMBER:
027076990058830

OTHER DESIGNATION:
PA Turnpike over Turtle Creek Industrial Railroad
PA Turnpike over Turtle Creek branch, Pennsylvania Railroad (former)

LOCATION:
Monroeville

LATITUDE, LONGITUDE:
40.409885, -79.724221

USGS 7.5" Topo Quad - UTM Coordinates:
Murrysville - Zone 17; 0608 4473

CARRIES:
-- PA Turnpike [I-76], 4 lanes

BETWEEN:
-- MP 58.83

CROSSES:
-- Turtle Creek Industrial Railroad [Turtle Creek branch, Pennsylvania Railroad (former)]

TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION / DESIGN:
deck steel stringer

LENGTH OF MAIN SPAN:
35 ft

TOTAL LENGTH (including longest elevated ramp):
35 ft

HEIGHT OF DECK:
22 ft clearance; 80 ft width

YEAR ERECTED / ENGINEER:
1951, Buchart Horn engineers for Western Extension
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Rehab 1992

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Last modified: 25-Oct-2009

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