- Donald R. Lobaugh Bridge
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Donald R. Lobaugh Bridge 
View from Harrison Hills overlook.Other name(s) Freeport Bridge Carries 4 lanes of 
PA 356Crosses Allegheny River Locale Buffalo Township and Allegheny Township Maintained by PennDOT District 12-0 Design cantilever bridge Material steel Longest span 426.0 feet (129.8 m) Piers in water 2 Clearance below 47.0 feet (14.3 m) Opened 1965 Coordinates 40°40′07″N 79°41′32″W / 40.6686°N 79.6921°WCoordinates: 40°40′07″N 79°41′32″W / 40.6686°N 79.6921°W The Donald R. Lobaugh Bridge (commonly known as the Freeport Bridge) is a cantilever bridge that carries vehicular traffic across the Allegheny River between both Buffalo and Allegheny townships in Pennsylvania.
History
Built in 1965,[1] the bridge marks the boundary between suburban Pittsburgh and the more rural Upper Allegheny. The structure replaced the 1889 Garvers Ferry Bridge, which was extremely deteriorated by the 1950s and that was nearly destroyed in a 1959 barge collision. The bridge's namesake is Donald R. Lobaugh, a Medal of Honor recipient from World War II.
The bridge was listed as having a poor deck and substructure and having serious deterioration of its superstructure before having $5 million of emergency steel repairs in 2006/2007. Before the repairs the weight limit was 3 tons; this was increased to the legal load of 40 tons after the repairs.[2]
The bridge is maintained by Pennsylvania Department of Transport 12-0 and is due to be rehabilitated in 2010.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Bridges and Tunnels of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania - Freeport Bridge". July 4, 2005. http://pghbridges.com/freeport/0610-4502/freeport.htm. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
- ^ Steve Levin (August 14, 2007). "PennDOT: If bridge is open, it's safe to cross". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07227/809572-147.stm. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
- ^ "Freeport Bridge Project". http://www.freeportbridge.com/. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
Bridges of the Allegheny River Upstream
Freeport Rail BridgeDonald R. Lobaugh Bridge
Downstream
George D. Stuart Bridge
Categories:- Bridges over the Allegheny River
- Bridges completed in 1965
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