Bridge Name: | Lane Bane Bridge |
Carries: | 4 divided lanes of |
Crosses: | Monongahela River |
Locale: | Brownsville, Pennsylvania and West Brownsville, Pennsylvania |
Design: | Truss bridge |
Mainspan: | 518feet |
Length: | 2133feet |
Width: | 60feet |
Open: | 1960 |
Coordinates: | 40.025°N -79.8851°W |
The Lane Bane Bridge is an American truss bridge that carries vehicular traffic across the Monongahela River between Brownsville, Pennsylvania and West Brownsville, Pennsylvania.
This high-level bridge was completed in November 1962 and was originally designed to be part of the Mon-Fayette Expressway. A 3miles freeway segment stretches from the west bank of the bridge, and a final exit is contained directly on the eastern shore.
The structure was designed not only to provide a river crossing without having to enter the associated deep valley, but to also carry vehicles high above the main streets of West Brownsville.