Bridge Name: | Sergeant Carl F. Curran II Bridge |
Also Known As: | East Brady Bridge |
Carries: | Two lanes of |
Crosses: | Allegheny River |
Locale: | East Brady and Brady's Bend Township |
Design: | Girder bridge |
Open: | 2007 |
Coordinates: | 40.9901°N -79.6148°W |
The Sergeant Carl F. Curran II Bridge is a girder bridge connecting East Brady and Brady's Bend Township, Pennsylvania. The structure was completed in 2007 to replace a narrow 1885 truss bridge that had been reconstructed twice (in 1953 and 1974). The replacement span was built as part of ongoing improvements to Route 68.
The structure's namesake is a member of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard who was killed in Iraq in 2004. Curran grew up just blocks from the bridge's location.
The 2007 bridge replaced a truss bridge built in 1885. The 1885 bridge was demolished at just after 10:00 on June 4, 2007 by Demtech of Dubois, Wyoming. using just under of RDX.[1]