Petroleum Street Bridge

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Petroleum Street Bridge
Coordinates 41°25′49″N79°42′46″W / 41.430182°N 79.712828°W / 41.430182; -79.712828 Coordinates: 41°25′49″N79°42′46″W / 41.430182°N 79.712828°W / 41.430182; -79.712828
Carries Two lanes of US 62.svg US 62
Crosses Allegheny River
Locale Cranberry Township and Sugarcreek, Pennsylvania
Characteristics
Design Girder bridge
Total length 705 feet
Width 36 ft
History
Opened 1995

The Petroleum Street Bridge is a girder bridge connecting the North Side and South Side neighborhoods of Oil City, Pennsylvania and crosses the Allegheny River. The bridge sits just downstream from the confluence of Oil Creek and the Allegheny River. The 1995 structure carries two lanes of U.S. Route 62 and was built during a decade of major refurbishments of Upper Allegheny crossings. Previously, a 1910 truss bridge stood on the site; this structure replaced an earlier wooden bridge.

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Coordinates: 41°25′49″N79°42′46″W / 41.430182°N 79.712828°W / 41.430182; -79.712828

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