Albert Gallatin Memorial Bridge

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Albert Gallatin Memorial Bridge
Albert Gallatin Memorial Bridge (1930 and 2009) - Side View.jpg
1930 bridge (left) the day after its closing, with its replacement on the right.
Coordinates 39°44′21″N79°54′12″W / 39.73917°N 79.90333°W / 39.73917; -79.90333 Coordinates: 39°44′21″N79°54′12″W / 39.73917°N 79.90333°W / 39.73917; -79.90333
CarriesPA-88.svg PA 88
CrossesMonongahela River
Named for Albert Gallatin
Maintained by PennDOT
Characteristics
Total length810 ft (250 m)
Width28 ft (8.5 m)
History
Constructed byPoint Marion Bridge Company
Marion Bridge
Marion Bridge, Point Marion.jpg
Side of the bridge
LocationPennsylvania Route 88 over the Monongahela River, Point Marion, Pennsylvania
Arealess than one acre
Built1930
Architectural styleCantilever through truss
MPS Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No. 88000841 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1988
Location
Albert Gallatin Memorial Bridge

The Albert Gallatin Memorial Bridge (also known as the Point Marion Bridge [2] ) was a cantilever truss bridge that carried vehicular traffic across the Monongahela River in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Built in 1930 to replace a ferry, [3] it connected Point Marion in Fayette County and Dunkard Township in Greene County. It was named in honor of U.S. Senator, and longtime U.S. Treasury Secretary and diplomat Albert Gallatin, whose Friendship Hill homestead is nearby.

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History

The original bridge was constructed in 1930 by the Point Marion Bridge Company and rehabilitated in 1976. [4]

It was a historically significant bridge due to the relatively unusual cantilever truss design and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the second oldest bridge of this type in the state. [5]

It was replaced by the new Point Marion Bridge in October 2009. [2] The old bridge was imploded on November 16, 2009. [6]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 Jon Schmitz (October 23, 2009). "Officials dedicate new bridge - Parker truss span replaces structure labeled worst in the state". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved March 21, 2010.
  3. "Point Marion Bridge Interpretive Panel" (PDF). Cultural Heritage Research Services. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
  4. "Point Marion Bridge - Albert Gallatin Memorial Bridge". 2009. Archived from the original on November 23, 2010. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
  5. "Canary Systems - Project Profile – Bridge Abutment Construction Monitoring" (PDF). Spring 2009. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
  6. "Old bridge at Point Marion brought down in controlled implosion". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . November 16, 2009. Retrieved March 22, 2010.

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