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Rochester–Monaca Bridge
Bridge in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Rochester–Monaca Bridge/Monaca–Rochester Bridge is a steel through continuous truss bridge which crosses the Ohio River between Monaca, Pennsylvania and Rochester, Pennsylvania.
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Rochester–Monaca Bridge Monaca–Rochester Bridge | |
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![]() The Rochester approach to the bridge. | |
Coordinates | 40.6965°N 80.2825°W / 40.6965; -80.2825 |
Carries | 2 lanes of ![]() ![]() |
Crosses | Ohio River |
Locale | Monaca, Pennsylvania, Rochester, Pennsylvania |
Characteristics | |
Design | Steel continuous truss bridge |
Longest span | 780 feet (240 m)[citation needed] |
Clearance below | 69 feet (21 m)[citation needed] |
History | |
Opened | 1896, 1930, 1986 |
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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.