Mingo Creek Viaduct

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Mingo Creek Viaduct
Coordinates 40°12′28″N79°59′05″W / 40.2079°N 79.9847°W / 40.2079; -79.9847
Carries4 lanes of Turnpike-43.svg PA Turnpike 43
Crosses Mingo Creek
Locale Union Township, Carroll Township, and Nottingham Township
Official nameJoe Montana Bridges
Characteristics
Design Girder bridge
Total length2,400 feet (730 m)
Clearance below 250 feet (76 m) [1]
History
OpenedApril 2002
Location
Mingo Creek Viaduct

The Mingo Creek Viaduct, officially called the Joe Montana Bridges, are a pair of twin girder bridges that carry Pennsylvania Route 43 over the Mingo Creek, Pennsylvania Route 88, and the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway between Union Township and Carroll Township, both of Washington County, Pennsylvania.

The bridges were completed in April 2002 with spans of 2,400 feet (730 m) and heights of 250 feet (76 m), which makes them the highest bridges in the Pennsylvania Turnpike system. The Emlenton Bridge at 270 feet (82 m) is the only higher bridge in Pennsylvania. [2]

The bridges are named after Pro Football Hall of Fame NFL quarterback Joe Montana, who played for nearby Ringgold High School. [3]

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References

  1. Liebler, Kathy; Agnello, Joe (October 18, 2001). "Traffic Advisory: Single Lane, Alternating Traffic Pattern on Tap for PA Route 88 Next Week in Area of Ringgold High School". Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. Archived from the original on January 6, 2011. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  2. "The Mingo Creek Viaduct (Joe Montana Bridges)" (PDF). Modern Steel Construction. American Institute of Steel Construction. November 2003.
  3. Liebler, Kathy; Agnello, Joe (March 21, 2002). "LONGEST CONTINUOUS STRETCH OF GROWING MON/FAYETTE EXPRESSWAY SYSTEM TO OPEN FRIDAY, APRIL 12". Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. Archived from the original on January 6, 2011. Retrieved October 26, 2016.