McKees Rocks Bridge
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| Carries |  SR 3104 / Blue Belt3 lanes of roadway |
| Crosses | Ohio River |
| Locale | McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Through arch bridge |
| Total length | 7,293 feet (2,223 m) |
| Longest span | 750 feet (228.6 m) |
| Clearance below | 100 feet (30 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1931 |
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McKees Rocks Bridge
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| Location | SR 3104 over Ohio River at Brighton Heights and McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania |
| Built | 1931 |
| Architect | Covell, V. R. |
| Architectural style | Other |
| MPS | Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 88002168 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 14, 1988[2] |
| Designated PHLF | 2003[1] |
The McKees Rocks Bridge is a steel trussed through arch bridge which carries the Blue Belt across the Ohio River at Brighton Heights and McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, west of Pittsburgh.
At 7,293 feet (2,223 m) long, it is the longest bridge in Allegheny County.[3]
Built in 1931, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[2][4]
See also
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
- List of crossings of the Ohio River
References
The McKees Rocks Bridge from Island Avenue in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania. This stretch of the bridge was the successor to the O'Donovan Bridge, which ran from Island Avenue to the "Bottoms" of McKees Rocks from 1904 to 1931.
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- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-445, "McKee's Rocks Bridge, Spanning Ohio River at Chartiers Avenue (State Route 3014), McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, PA", 17 photos, 15 data pages
- McKees Rocks Bridge at pghbridges.com
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- Bridges over the Ohio River
- Bridges in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- Road bridges in Pennsylvania
- Arch bridges in the United States
- Through arch bridges
- Truss bridges in the United States
- Bridges completed in 1931
- Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks
- Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs
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