OFFICIAL NAME:
OTHER DESIGNATION:
McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge
mcke598-4
LOCATION:
Duquesne - McKeesport
USGS 7.5" Topo Quad - UTM Coordinates:
McKeesport - Zone 17; 0598 4467
CARRIES:
motor vehicles, two lanes, divided
Green Belt
sidewalk each side
BETWEEN:
-- PA148, Yellow Belt [George Lysle Blvd; Fifth Av Extension], Bowman Av on right descending bank of Monongahela River
-- PA837 [River Rd, Dravosburg-Duquesne Rd] on left descending bank of Monongahela River
CROSSES:
-- (RDB to LDB) CSX; CSX access road; USX National Tube Works site, Monongahela River at mile 14.1; Union RR; Conrail; northbound PA837
TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION / DESIGN:
3 Parker/Pratt through trusses; 5 Pratt though trusses
LENGTH OF MAIN SPAN:
362.0 ft
TOTAL LENGTH (including longest elevated ramp):
2,252 ft
HEIGHT OF DECK:
49.1 ft, vertical clearance, channel span
Lock and Dam No. 2, Braddock, normal pool level 718.7 ft
YEAR ERECTED / ENGINEER:
1928
ADDITIONAL INFO:
FIELD CHECKED:
03-June-2000
INFO SOURCES:
USACE Monongahela River Nav. Charts
