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Van Voorhis Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 Kilometers)

Butsko Road (TR-581) Over Pigeon Creek in Rural: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 95 ft. Main Span: 91 ft. Roadway: 13.5 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1916 By: Unknown and Chaney and Armstrong

This bridge has been closed to traffic but would be easy to rehabilitate for continued vehicular use.

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PA-917 Bridge
Pittsburgh Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.6 Miles (4.2 Kilometers)

PA-917 (Pittsburgh Road) Over I-70 in Near Bentleyville: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 85 ft. Main Span: 80 ft. Roadway: 28 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1949 By: Unknown

With its attractive arched plate girder structure, this old overpass is unique among expressway overpasses on I-70.

Mingo Creek Railroad Bridge
Crookham Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.7 Miles (4.4 Kilometers)

Railroad (Wheeling and Lake Erie) Over Mingo Creek and Ginger Hill Road in Rural: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Built By: Unknown

This large, tall historic bridge is dwarfed by the enormous and ugly PA-43 Bridge.

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Frye Station Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.9 Miles (4.6 Kilometers)

PA-481 Over Pigeon Creek in Frye: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 82 ft. Main Span: 80 ft. Roadway: 23 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1935 By: Unknown and Pennsylvania State Highway Department

A nice small-scale massive-membered Parker pony truss with riveted connections.

Froman Run Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.1 Miles (6.6 Kilometers)

Railroad (Conrail) Over PA-88 and Froman Run in Rural: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This Warren deck truss adds interest to a drive along PA-88.

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Charleroi-Monessen Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.6 Miles (7.4 Kilometers)

Lock Street (PA-2018) Over Monongahela River in Charleroi and Monessen: Washington County, Pennsylvania and Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 20 Panel Pin-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,810 ft. Main Span: 400 ft. Roadway: 22.6 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1906 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Emil Swensson, of Mercantile Bridge Company

A huge example of its type and is a stunning landmark, yet was targeted by PennDOT for reduction to scrap metal.

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Brownsville Road Bridge
PA-88 Peters Creek Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.6 Miles (9 Kilometers)

Brownsville Road (PA-88) Over Peters Creek in Rural: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 65 ft. Main Span: 63 ft. Roadway: 22 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1916 By: F. S. Wilson of Kittanning, Pennsylvania

This is a traditionally composed example of a highway through plate girder.

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Estep Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.3 Miles (10.1 Kilometers)

Snee Road (TR-844) Over Peters Creek in Rural: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 68 ft. Main Span: 64 ft. Roadway: 13.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

Although falsework has been added to support this bridge, it retains its original materials and unusual designs of its builder.

Speers Railroad Bridge
Belle Vernon Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.5 Miles (10.5 Kilometers)

Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Monongahela River in Belle Vernon and Speers: Washington County, Pennsylvania and Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected K-Truss Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 2,610 ft. Main Span: 450 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1930 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and A. N. Doud

This giant bridge is one of the only bridges in the entire state to display the rare K-truss configuration.

Belle Vernon Bridge
Speers - Belle Vernon Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.6 Miles (10.6 Kilometers)

I-70 Over Monongahela River, Railroads, and Roads in Speers and Belle Vernon: Fayette County, Pennsylvania and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Continuous (Arch and Suspended Deck) 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Continuous 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 2,066 ft. Main Span: 450 ft. Roadway: 75 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1951 By: Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

This graceful looking bridge is a rare example of its kind and a major pre-interstate structure now a part of I-70.

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Peters Creek Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.3 Miles (11.7 Kilometers)

Railroad (Pittsburgh and West Virginia) Over Peters Creek and Piney Fork Road in Jefferson: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 4 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This railroad bridge is noted for its through truss span with a highly unusual skew design.

Coal Center Bridge
Water Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.7 Miles (12.4 Kilometers)

Water Street Over Pike Run in Coal Center: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 107 ft. Main Span: 101 ft. Roadway: 13.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1888 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

A classic example of Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania design, this bridge in amazingly in decent shape.

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Donora-Webster Bridge
Lieutenant Governor Ernest Kline Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.9 Miles (12.7 Kilometers)

10th Street (PA-1022) Over Monongahela River in Donora and Webster: Washington County, Pennsylvania and Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 20 Panel Pin-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,547 ft. Main Span: 518 ft. Roadway: 22.6 ft. Main Spans: 5

Built 1908 By: Toledo-Massillon Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio and A. N. Nelson

One of the most stunning landmark bridges in all of Pennsylvania, yet it was sentenced to demolition for no reason.

Cochrans Mill Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8 Miles (12.8 Kilometers)

Cochrans Mill Road (PA-) Over Lick Run in Jefferson: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States

Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 24 ft. Main Span: 24 ft. Roadway: 16.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1901 By: Unknown

This stone arch bridge is unaltered and in good condition.

Elizabeth Bridge
Regis Malady Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.8 Miles (14.2 Kilometers)

PA-51 (Hayden Boulevard) Over Monongahela River and Various Streets in Elizabeth and West Elizabeth: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Continuous (Arch and Suspended Deck) 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 1,502 ft. Main Span: 450 ft. Roadway: 53.5 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1951 By: Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

This is a highly attractive example of a 1950s truss bridge that has the visual appearance of an arch bridge.

Wilson Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.5 Miles (15.2 Kilometers)

Wilson Road Over Lick Run in Jefferson: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States

Corrugated Multi-Plate Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1935 By: Unknown and R. A. Schneider

This tiny stone faced bridge is an example of a bridge that looks like a stone arch but is not, a style that was a fad in the 1930s.

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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