Clairton-Glassport Bridge

Clairton-Glassport Bridge
Official name	Senator Edward P. Zemprelli Bridge[1]
Other name(s)	Clairton Bridge, Glassport Bridge
Carries	2 lanes of traffic
Crosses	Monongahela River
Locale	Glassport, Pennsylvania and Clairton, Pennsylvania
Maintained by	PennDOT
ID number	02-2038-0010-0140
Design	Welded girder with bolted splice plates
Total length	2,890 feet (880 m)
Longest span	385.6 feet (118 m)
Piers in water	2
Opened	March 2, 1987
Coordinates	40°18′47″N 79°53′13″W / 40.3131°N 79.8870°W / 40.3131; -79.8870Coordinates: 40°18′47″N 79°53′13″W / 40.3131°N 79.8870°W / 40.3131; -79.8870

The Clairton-Glassport Bridge, officially the Senator Edward P. Zemprelli Bridge is a girder bridge that carries vehicular traffic across the Monongahela River between Glassport, Pennsylvania and Clairton, Pennsylvania.

It was opened on March 2, 1987,^[2] replacing a 1928 arch bridge that stood on the same site.^[3] The structure also passes over portions of the U.S. Steel Clairton Works, the largest coke producing facility in the United States.

References

1. ^ "The General Assembly Of Pennsylvania House Bill No. 2794 Session of 2004". November 17, 2004. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2003&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=2794&pn=4757. 
2. ^ Ken Guggenheim (March 4, 1987). "Mon Valley residents celebrate new clairton-glassport bridge". The Pittsburgh Press. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19870304&id=Z4McAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MmMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1992,3599954. Retrieved May 2, 2010. 
3. ^ "PGH Bridges - Clairton-Glassport Bridge". June 15, 2000. http://pghbridges.com/glassport/0594-4462/clairglass1987.htm. Retrieved May 2, 2010.