Mingo Creek Viaduct

Mingo Creek Viaduct
Mingo Creek Viaduct
Coordinates	40°12′28″N 79°59′05″W / 40.2079°N 79.9847°W
Carries	4 lanes of PA Turnpike 43
Crosses	Mingo Creek
Locale	Union Township, Carroll Township, and Nottingham Township
Official name	Joe Montana Bridges
Characteristics
Design	Girder bridge
Total length	2,400 feet (730 m)
Clearance below	250 feet (76 m)
History
Opened	April 2002
Location

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 2,400 feet (730 m) and heights of 250 feet (76 m), which makes them the highest bridges in the Pennsylvania Turnpike system. The Emlenton Bridge at 270 feet (82 m) 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]

References

^ Liebler, Kathy; Agnello, Joe (October 18, 2001). "Traffic Advisory: Single Lane, Alternating Traffic Pattern on Tap for PA Route 88 Next Week in Area of Ringgold High School". Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. Archived from the original on January 6, 2011. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
^ "The Mingo Creek Viaduct (Joe Montana Bridges)" (PDF). Modern Steel Construction. American Institute of Steel Construction. November 2003.
^ Liebler, Kathy; Agnello, Joe (March 21, 2002). "LONGEST CONTINUOUS STRETCH OF GROWING MON/FAYETTE EXPRESSWAY SYSTEM TO OPEN FRIDAY, APRIL 12". Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. Archived from the original on January 6, 2011. Retrieved October 26, 2016.

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[1] Liebler, Kathy; Agnello, Joe (October 18, 2001). "Traffic Advisory: Single Lane, Alternating Traffic Pattern on Tap for PA Route 88 Next Week in Area of Ringgold High School". Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. Archived from the original on January 6, 2011. Retrieved October 26, 2016.

[2] "The Mingo Creek Viaduct (Joe Montana Bridges)" (PDF). Modern Steel Construction. American Institute of Steel Construction. November 2003.

[3] Liebler, Kathy; Agnello, Joe (March 21, 2002). "LONGEST CONTINUOUS STRETCH OF GROWING MON/FAYETTE EXPRESSWAY SYSTEM TO OPEN FRIDAY, APRIL 12". Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. Archived from the original on January 6, 2011. Retrieved October 26, 2016.

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v t e Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Completed highways	Mainline Turnpike (I-70, I-76, I-95, I-276) Northeast Extension (I-476) James E. Ross Highway (I-376) Amos K. Hutchinson Bypass (Turnpike 66)
Partially completed highways	I-95 Connector Mon–Fayette Expressway (Turnpike 43) Southern Beltway (Turnpike 576)
Tunnels and bridges	Allegheny Mountain Tunnel Allegheny River Bridge Beaver River Bridge Blue Mountain Tunnel Delaware River Bridge Kittatinny Mountain Tunnel Lehigh Tunnel Mingo Creek Viaduct Mon–Fayette Expressway Bridge Schuylkill River Bridge Susquehanna River Bridge Tuscarora Mountain Tunnel
Aborted expansion plans	Chester Extension Erie Extension Gettysburg Extension Keystone Shortway Northwest & Southwest Extension Philadelphia Loop Extension Scranton Extension
Historical structures	Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike Rays Hill Tunnel Sideling Hill Tunnel Laurel Hill Tunnel South Pennsylvania Railroad Negro Mountain Tunnel Quemahoning Tunnel
Tolling systems	E-ZPass Cashless Tolling

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