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Fifteenth Avenue Bridge

Coordinates: 40°20′19″N 79°51′41″W / 40.338735°N 79.861501°W / 40.338735; -79.861501
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Fifteenth Avenue Bridge
Coordinates40°20′N 79°52′W / 40.34°N 79.86°W / 40.34; -79.86
Carries2 lanes of Fifteenth Avenue
CrossesYoughiogheny River
LocaleMcKeesport, Pennsylvania and Port Vue, Pennsylvania
Characteristics
DesignGirder bridge
Total length1253 ft
Width36 ft
History
Opened1995
Location
Map

The Fifteenth Avenue Bridge is a girder bridge across the Youghiogheny River connecting the Pittsburgh industrial suburbs of Port Vue and McKeesport, Pennsylvania. The 1995 structure replaced a 1906 truss bridge. The bridge's length is significantly longer than that of several surrounding structures because its crosses both the river and a large water treatment facility.

The Youghiogheny River Trail, a portion of the Cumberland, Maryland-to-Pittsburgh Great Allegheny Passage uses the bridge's pedestrian lanes. Through McKeesport, the trail features a designated right of way, while it is officially signed through city streets in Port Vue.

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40°20′19″N 79°51′41″W / 40.338735°N 79.861501°W / 40.338735; -79.861501