Rochester-Monaca Bridge
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| Monaca-Rochester Bridge | |
| Carries | 2 lanes of PA 18 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Ohio River |
| Locale | Monaca, Pennsylvania, Rochester, Pennsylvania |
| Design | Steel continuous truss bridge |
| Longest span | 780 feet |
| Clearance below | 69 feet |
| Opening date | 1986 |
The Monaca-Rochester Bridge is a steel through continuous truss bridge which crosses the Ohio River between Monaca, Pennsylvania and Rochester, Pennsylvania. It opened in 1986 and is the third bridge to occupy the site. It replaced a 1930 steel truss cantilever bridge which itself replaced a suspension bridge built in 1896.
The bridge is also called the Rochester-Monaca Bridge; since 1987, the bridge is named each year in honor of the winner of the Rochester vs. Monaca high school football game.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Postcard images of the first two bridges
- 1930 essay commemorating the suspension bridge
- List of major continuous truss bridges
| Bridges of the Ohio River | |||
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| Upstream Monaca-East Rochester Bridge  |
Monaca-Rochester Bridge |
Downstream Beaver Bridge |
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