PA Turnpike over B&LE RR - Bridges and Tunnels of Allegheny County and Pittsburgh, PA

View south with railroad at right and head of ravine leading to Dark Hollow at left

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OFFICIAL NAME:
WB-445A; MP 49.03

PENNDOT BMS NUMBER:
027076990049030

OTHER DESIGNATION:
PA Turnpike over Bessemer & Lake Erie RR

LOCATION:
Plum

LATITUDE, LONGITUDE:
40.523138, -79.818474

USGS 7.5" Topo Quad - UTM Coordinates:
New Kensington West - Zone 17; 0600 4486

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

BETWEEN:
-- MP 49.03

CROSSES (west to east):
-- Bessemer & Lake Erie RR, 1 track
-- Bessemer Ave (dirt road)
-- head of Dark Hollow

TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION / DESIGN:
deck steel girder

LENGTH OF MAIN SPAN:
6 spans: 120, 115, 115, 115, 80, 120 (all spans est)

TOTAL LENGTH (including longest elevated ramp):
665 ft

HEIGHT OF DECK:
22 ft clearance; 90 ft width

YEAR ERECTED / ENGINEER:
1951, Buchart Horn engineers for Western Extension
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Rehab 1995 & 2009

ADDITIONAL INFO:

FIELD CHECKED:
26-Aug-2009

INFO SOURCES:
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Page created: 10-Aug-2009
Last modified: 27-Sep-2009; 29-Feb-2016

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