Gulf Lab over PA Turnpike - Bridges and Tunnels of Allegheny County and Pittsburgh, PA

View northeast during construction, 2009

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OFFICIAL NAME:
WB-442; MP 47.56

PENNDOT BMS NUMBER:
027076990047560

OTHER DESIGNATION:
Gulf Lab over PA Turnpike

LOCATION:
Harmar Twp.

LATITUDE, LONGITUDE:
40.544055, -79.823549

USGS 7.5" Topo Quad - UTM Coordinates:
New Kensington West - Zone 17; 0599 4488

CARRIES:
-- Gulf Lab Rd [LR02215, SR1008], 2 lanes

BETWEEN:
-- MP 47.56

CROSSES:
-- PA Turnpike [I-76], 4 lanes plus 2 exit lanes

TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION / DESIGN:
deck steel stringer

LENGTH OF MAIN SPAN:
3 spans: 57 ft, 120 ft over Turnpike, 57 ft (all spans est)

TOTAL LENGTH (including longest elevated ramp):
234 ft

HEIGHT OF DECK:
47 ft clearance; 33 ft width

YEAR ERECTED / ENGINEER:
1951, Buchart Horn engineers for Western Extension
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Rehab 1992
Replaced 2009

ADDITIONAL INFO:
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FIELD CHECKED:
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Page created: 10-Aug-2009
Last modified: 09-Sep-2009; 29-Feb-2016

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