OFFICIAL NAME:
OTHER DESIGNATION:
Liberty Way over Heath's Run
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LOCATION:
Liberty
USGS 7.5" Topo Quad - UTM Coordinates:
McKeesport - Zone 17; 0596 4464
CARRIES:
-- Liberty Way
BETWEEN:
-- adjacent to intersection with Glenn Av (Glenn Av parallels Heath's Run toward Youghiogheny River)
CROSSES:
-- Heath's Run
TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION / DESIGN:
stone arch
locally-quarried sandstone
outer spandrel wall: rock-faced coursed ashlar
upper walls and parapets: dressed coursed ashlar
arch ring: dressed voussoirs in semi-circular arch
Southern (downstream) wall is original stonework;
Bridge was widened and northern stonework replaced.
LENGTH OF MAIN SPAN:
10 ft
TOTAL LENGTH (including longest elevated ramp):
HEIGHT OF DECK:
YEAR ERECTED / ENGINEER:
County of Allegheny
Charles Davis, county engineer
ADDITIONAL INFO:
During years surrounding 1900, Allegheny County, under the direction of County Engineer Charles Davis, was busy throughout the county building stone arch bridges of a simple and similar design. This bridge exhibits the more common design features of the County's stone bridges -- parapets with rounded top and horizontal curves at the portals.
Southern (downstream) wall is original stonework; bridge was widened and northern stonework replaced.
Heath's Run forms the border between Liberty Borough and Port Vue.
FIELD CHECKED:
29-Sep-2002
INFO SOURCES:
field check
