Belle Vernon Bridge
Bridge in Pennsylvania and Speers, Pennsylvania
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The Belle Vernon Bridge, also called the Speers Bridge or Speers/Belle Vernon Bridge, carries Interstate 70 across the Monongahela River from Speers east to Rostraver Township in the state of Pennsylvania. Around 1951, it replaced an earlier low-level bridge, which connected Pennsylvania Route 88 via State Street with Pennsylvania Route 906 at the I-70 east ramps, just to the south of the current bridge. The old bridge carried Legislative Route 118 and Pennsylvania Route 71 until those were moved to the new bridge when it opened.
Belle Vernon Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 40.127°N 79.878°W |
| Carries | 4 lanes of  I-70 |
| Crosses | Monongahela River |
| Locale | North Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania and Speers, Pennsylvania |
| Other name | Speers Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Steel arch bridge |
| Total length | 2,066 feet (630 m) |
| Longest span | 450.2 feet (137.2 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1951 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | approx. 35,000 |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Belle Vernon Bridge | |
History
The new bridge was authorized by President Truman on 22 June 1946.[1]
