Mingo Creek Viaduct Explained

Bridge Name:	Mingo Creek Viaduct
Official Name:	Joe Montana Bridges
Carries:	4 lanes of
Crosses:	Mingo Creek
Design:	Girder bridge
Length:	2400feet
Below:	250feet^[1]
Open:	April 2002
Coordinates:	40.2079°N -79.9847°W

The Mingo Creek Viaduct, officially called the Joe Montana Bridges, are a pair of twin girder bridges that carry Pennsylvania Route 43 over the Mingo Creek, Pennsylvania Route 88, and the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway between Union Township and Carroll Township, both of Washington County, Pennsylvania.

The bridges were completed in April 2002 with spans of 2400feet and heights of 250feet, which makes them the highest bridges in the Pennsylvania Turnpike system. The Emlenton Bridge at 270feet is the only higher bridge in Pennsylvania.^[2]

The bridges are named after Pro Football Hall of Fame NFL quarterback Joe Montana, who played for nearby Ringgold High School.^[3]

See also

• • • • List of bridges in the United States by height

Notes and References

1. Web site: Traffic Advisory: Single Lane, Alternating Traffic Pattern on Tap for PA Route 88 Next Week in Area of Ringgold High School . Liebler . Kathy . Agnello . Joe . Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission . October 18, 2001 . October 26, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110106121949/http://www.paturnpike.com/Press/2001/20011018095513.htm . January 6, 2011 . live .
2. The Mingo Creek Viaduct (Joe Montana Bridges) . Modern Steel Construction . American Institute of Steel Construction . November 2003.
3. Web site: LONGEST CONTINUOUS STRETCH OF GROWING MON/FAYETTE EXPRESSWAY SYSTEM TO OPEN FRIDAY, APRIL 12 . Liebler . Kathy . Agnello . Joe . Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission . March 21, 2002 . October 26, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110106120003/http://www.paturnpike.com/Press/2002/20020321100643.htm . January 6, 2011 . live .