Rankin Bridge

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Rankin Bridge
Official name George Rankin Jr. Memorial Bridge
Carries 4 lanes of the Green Belt
Crosses Monongahela River
Locale Whitaker, Pennsylvania and Rankin, Pennsylvania
Design Cantilever bridge
Longest span 505.25 feet
Clearance below 75 feet
Opening date 1951

The George Rankin Jr. Memorial Bridge is a cantilever bridge that carries the Green Belt across the Monongahela River between Whitaker, Pennsylvania and Rankin, Pennsylvania. It was built on the site of the West Braddock Bridge, a former rail bridge.

[edit] See also

Bridges of the Monongahela River
Upstream
Union Railroad Port Perry Bridge
 Rankin Bridge
 Downstream
Carrie Furnace Hot Metal Bridge


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