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OFFICIAL NAME:
WB-466; MP 58.95
PENNDOT BMS NUMBER:
027076990058950
OTHER DESIGNATION:
PA Turnpike over Turtle Creek
LOCATION:
Monroeville (Allegheny County) - Penn Twp. (Westmoreland County)
LATITUDE, LONGITUDE:
40.408811, -79.722215
USGS 7.5" Topo Quad - UTM Coordinates:
Murrysville - Zone 17; 0608 4473
CARRIES:
-- PA Turnpike [I-76], 4 lanes
BETWEEN:
-- MP 58.95
CROSSES:
-- Turtle Creek
TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION / DESIGN:
deck steel continuous stringer
LENGTH OF MAIN SPAN:
3 spans: 65 ft, 86 ft over Turtle Creek, 65 ft (all spans est)
TOTAL LENGTH (including longest elevated ramp):
216 ft
HEIGHT OF DECK:
82 ft width
YEAR ERECTED / ENGINEER:
1951, Buchart Horn engineers for Western Extension
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Rehab and widened 1992
ADDITIONAL INFO:
Turtle Creek forms the border between Allegheny and Westmoreland counties. Before construction of the Turnpike, this was the site of a railraod bridge carrying the Lyons Run branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Cut stone from the earlier bridge are still present, scattered in the nearby stream.
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Page created:
10-Aug-2009
Last modified:
25-Oct-2009
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