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West Leechburg Bridge (1935)

Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and Armstrong County, Pennsylvania

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Leechburg Bridge

Photo taken by Brian McKee in December 2008

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BH Photo #131253

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Overview
Parker through truss bridge over Kiskiminetas River on PA 4093 in West Leechburg
Location
West Leechburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1935; rehabilitated 1984
Design
Riveted, 11-panel Parker through truss with pony plate girder approach spans
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 339.9 ft.
Total length: 669.0 ft.
Deck width: 32.2 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.62615, -79.60889   (decimal degrees)
40°37'34" N, 79°36'32" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/617703/4498060 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Leechburg
Average daily traffic (as of 2018)
10,338
Inventory numbers
PA 64 4093 0020 1040 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 36776 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 31836 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 48.2 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

11-panel truss (105)
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (77)
Bridgemapper.com (1,325)
Built 1935 (1,506)
Built during 1930s (12,329)
Girder (11,666)
Have street view (30,435)
Kiskiminetas River (14)
Leechburg, Pennsylvania (3)
Open (41,454)
Owned by state (16,770)
Painted green (180)
 Parker through truss (1,446)
Parker truss (1,843)
Pennsylvania (6,795)
Plate girder (9,180)
Riveted (2,776)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,306)
Through girder (4,382)
Through truss (19,040)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,200)
Truss (38,327)
West Leechburg, Pennsylvania (2)
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (134)

Update Log 

  • January 23, 2023: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added cities and categories "11-panel truss", "Riveted", "Painted green"
  • August 2, 2020: New photos from Brian Manville
  • June 24, 2018: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • March 17, 2011: New Street View added by Jason Smith
  • January 4, 2009: New photos from Brian McKee

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