Albert Gallatin Memorial Bridge Explained
| Albert Gallatin Memorial Bridge |
| Coordinates: | 39.7392°N -79.9033°W |
| Crosses: | Monongahela River |
| Length: | 810feet |
| Width: | 28feet |
| Builder: | Point Marion Bridge Company |
| Extra: | | Marion Bridge | | Embed: | yes | | Location: | Pennsylvania Route 88 over the Monongahela River, Point Marion, Pennsylvania | | Built: | 1930 | | Architecture: | Cantilever through truss | | Added: | June 22, 1988 | | Area: | less than one acre | | Refnum: | 88000841 |
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The Albert Gallatin Memorial Bridge (also known as the Point Marion Bridge) was a cantilever truss bridge that carried vehicular traffic across the Monongahela River in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Built in 1930 to replace a ferry,[1] it connected Point Marion in Fayette County and Dunkard Township in Greene County. It was named in honor of U.S. Senator, and longtime U.S. Treasury Secretary and diplomat Albert Gallatin, whose Friendship Hill homestead is nearby.
History
The original bridge was constructed in 1930 by the Point Marion Bridge Company and rehabilitated in 1976.[2]
It was a historically significant bridge due to the relatively unusual cantilever truss design and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the second oldest bridge of this type in the state.[3]
It was replaced by the new Point Marion Bridge in October 2009.[4] The old bridge was imploded on November 16, 2009.[5]
See also
External links
- [{{NRHP-PA|H000462_01D.pdf}} National Register nomination form]
Notes and References
- Web site: Point Marion Bridge Interpretive Panel . Cultural Heritage Research Services . March 22, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708152058/http://www.chrsinc.com/pdf/Point_Marion_Bridge_Interpretive_Panel.pdf . July 8, 2011 . dead . mdy-all .
- Web site: Point Marion Bridge - Albert Gallatin Memorial Bridge . 2009 . March 22, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101123162408/http://historicbridges.org/pennsylvania/pointmarion/index.htm . November 23, 2010 . dead .
- Web site: Canary Systems - Project Profile – Bridge Abutment Construction Monitoring . Spring 2009 . March 22, 2010.
- News: . Officials dedicate new bridge - Parker truss span replaces structure labeled worst in the state . Jon Schmitz . October 23, 2009 . March 21, 2010.
- News: Old bridge at Point Marion brought down in controlled implosion. November 16, 2009. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 22, 2010.
