Regis R. Malady Bridge

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Regis R. Malady Bridge
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Coordinates 40°16′30″N79°53′17″W / 40.2751°N 79.8881°W / 40.2751; -79.8881 Coordinates: 40°16′30″N79°53′17″W / 40.2751°N 79.8881°W / 40.2751; -79.8881
Carries4 divided lanes of PA-51.svg PA 51
Crosses Monongahela River
Locale Elizabeth, Pennsylvania and West Elizabeth, Pennsylvania
Other name(s)Elizabeth Bridge
Characteristics
Design Steel arch bridge
MaterialSteel
Total length434.5 feet [1]
Longest span434.5 feet (132.4 m)
Piers in water2
Clearance below 50.0 feet (15.2 m)
History
Opened1948
Location
Regis R. Malady Bridge

The Regis R. Malady Bridge, commonly known as the Elizabeth Bridge, is an arch bridge that carries vehicular traffic across the Monongahela River between Elizabeth, Pennsylvania and West Elizabeth, Pennsylvania. The bridge features freeway ramps at either end, with an exit to Third Street in Elizabeth (signed as Elizabeth/Glassport) on the south bank and exits for Route 837 North to Clairton and Route 837 South to West Elizabeth on the north bank. This bridge replaces an 1893 arch structure that crossed at Plum Street. The bridge was renamed in 1985 [2] after Regis Malady, a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives whose district included a number of Mon Valley communities.

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References

  1. https://historicpittsburgh.org/islandora/object/pitt%3AMSP285.B009.F28.I02 [ bare URL ]
  2. "SENATE BILL No. 924 Session of 1985". June 3, 1985. Retrieved March 22, 2010.