Wintergreen Gorge Bridge
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Wintergreen Gorge Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 42°7′24.5″N 79°59′47″W / 42.123472°N 79.99639°W |
| Carries |  PA 290 (Bayfront Connector) |
| Crosses | Fourmile Creek |
| Locale | Erie, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Other name(s) | Sergeant Donald S. Oaks Memorial Bridge |
| Maintained by | PennDOT |
| NBI Number | 250290008000920 |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 1,114 ft (340 m)[1] |
| Width | 67 ft (20 m)[1] |
| Load limit | 60 metric tons (66 short tons) |
| History | |
| Construction end | November 1, 2003 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 10,694 |
| Location | |
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The Wintergreen Gorge Bridge is a 1,114-foot (340 m), steel, plate girder bridge that carries Pennsylvania Route 290 and the Bayfront Connector over Fourmile Creek and the Wintergreen Gorge in Harborcreek Township, Erie County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is both the second-longest and the second-highest bridge in Erie County, with the Interstate 79 bridge in the city of Erie and the Interstate 90 bridge over Sixmile Creek being the longest and the highest, respectively.[2]