Vanport Bridge
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Vanport Bridge | |
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 The Vanport Bridge at dusk. | |
| Coordinates | 40°40′45″N 80°19′53″W / 40.67917°N 80.33139°W |
| Carries | 4 lanes of  I-376 |
| Crosses | Ohio River |
| Locale | Vanport Township, Pennsylvania |
| Maintained by | PennDOT |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Continuous truss bridge |
| Longest span | 220 m |
| History | |
| Opened | 1968 |
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The Vanport Bridge is a four-lane continuous truss bridge that carries Interstate 376 across the Ohio River in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
History and notable features
A total of $10,476,268 was spent on construction of the 1,762-foot bridge over the Ohio River connecting Vanport and Potter townships, which was opened to traffic on December 23, 1968.[1] As a vital part of the Beaver Valley Expressway it was carrying approximately 30,000 vehicles daily in 1990.[2]
In January 1990, the bridge was closed for three days after corrosion and fourteen cracks in welds were discovered during a routine Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) inspection. The cracks ranged in size from seven to thirty-four inches. Damage was located in the bottom truss plate that held the steel box beam in the central span.[3] Passenger traffic was rerouted to the Rochester–Monaca Bridge; trucks — to the Shippingport Bridge. The Vanport Bridge was reopened after no imminent danger was found; repairs and clean-up were then undertaken.
See also
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Crossings of the Ohio River | ||||
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- Continuous truss bridges in the United States
- Bridges completed in 1968
- Bridges over the Ohio River
- Bridges in Beaver County, Pennsylvania
- Road bridges in Pennsylvania
- Bridges on the Interstate Highway System
- Interstate 76 (Ohio–New Jersey)
- Steel bridges in the United States
- 1968 establishments in Pennsylvania