Ford City Veterans Bridge

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Ford City Veterans Bridge
Coordinates 40°46′N79°32′W / 40.76°N 79.54°W / 40.76; -79.54 Coordinates: 40°46′N79°32′W / 40.76°N 79.54°W / 40.76; -79.54
CarriesTwo lanes of PA-128.svg PA 128
Crosses Allegheny River
Locale Ford City and North Buffalo Township
Characteristics
Design Girder bridge
Total length1069 feet
Width39 ft
Clearance below 96 ft
History
Opened2000

The Ford City Veterans Bridge is a girder bridge connecting Ford City and North Buffalo Township, Pennsylvania. It was constructed in 2000 to replace a 1914 structure. The structure was one of the first in the nation to use a new type of high-performance, weather resistant steel.

Girder bridge bridge built of girders placed on bridge abutments and foundation piers

A girder bridge is a bridge that uses girders as the means of supporting its deck. The two most common types of modern steel girder bridge are plate and box.

Ford City, Pennsylvania Borough in Pennsylvania, United States

Ford City is a borough in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States, 40 miles (64 km) northeast of Pittsburgh along the east bank of the Allegheny River and 4 miles (6 km) south of Kittanning, the county seat. The population of Ford City at the 2010 census was 2,991.

North Buffalo Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Township in Pennsylvania, United States

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Coordinates: 40°45′41″N79°32′40″W / 40.76139°N 79.54451°W / 40.76139; -79.54451

Geographic coordinate system Coordinate system

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