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The East Portal

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007

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Weight Limit

The weight limit of this bridge is...how much?

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The north face

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The south face of the western-most spans

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Pedestrian Walkway

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Eastern Portal

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The deck

The deck, as seen through the windshield, headed westbound and downward, into the valley.

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The western portal

In the Turtle Creek valley, looking upwards.

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The north face

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The western most span

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Map

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Facts

Overview: Four-span through truss bridge over Turtle Creek and railroad tracks on Greensburg Pike in Turtle Creek
Location: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1925; rehabilitated 1978
Design: Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 191.9 ft.
Total length: 845.2 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.5 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.39167, -79.82667 (decimal degrees)
40°23'30" N, 79°49'36" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/599581/4471890 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Braddock
Inventory numbers: PA 02 7467 4139 2916 (Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 30251 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2008): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 43.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 6,908

Update Log

March 30, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added Bridge to "Lincoln Highway" Category
January 26, 2008: New photos from J.R. Manning

Sources

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net

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Greensburg Pike Bridge

Posted January 26, 2008, by J.R. Manning (thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

Before the opening of the Westinghouse Bridge in 1932, this five span truss carried the Lincoln Highway in and out of the heavily congested Turtle Valley. The journey through the valley could take a motorist as long as 40 minutes.

After the opening of the Westinghouse bridge, the trip across Turtle Creek was shorted to a few minutes. Both bridges remain vital links to, and across, the valley.