Rochester-Monaca Bridge

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bridge_name= Monaca-Rochester Bridge


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carries= 2 lanes of PA 18
crosses= Ohio River
locale= Monaca, Pennsylvania, Rochester, Pennsylvania
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design= Steel continuous truss bridge
mainspan= 780 feet
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below= 69 feet
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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. With Monaca's recent victory over Rochester [ [http://post-gazette.com/pg/07300/829068-365.stm WPIAL Class A Roundup: Monaca spans Rochester in the 'Battle of the Bridge' ] ] , the bridge will be known as the Monaca-Rochester Bridge, snapping a four-game losing streak against Rochester in the process.

ee also

*List of crossings of the Ohio River

External links

* [http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~jmohney/new_page_188.htm Postcard images of the first two bridges]
* [http://www.bchistory.org/beavercounty/BeaverCountyTopical/BridgesandRoads/SusBridgeMSA77/SuspensBridgeMSA77.html 1930 essay commemorating the suspension bridge]
* [http://www.factophile.com/show.content?action=view&pageid=577 List of major continuous truss bridges]

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structure = Bridges
place = Ohio River
bridge = Monaca-Rochester Bridge
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upstream = Monaca-East Rochester Bridge
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downstream = Beaver Bridge
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