Donora-Monessen Bridge

Donora-Monessen Bridge
Donora-Monessen Bridge
Coordinates	40.1625°N 79.8615°W
Carries	4 divided lanes of SR 1077
Crosses	Monongahela River
Locale	Donora, Pennsylvania and Monessen, Pennsylvania
Official name	Stan Musial Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Truss bridge
Material	steel
Total length	2,141.1 feet (652.6 m)
Width	75.5 feet (23.0 m)
Longest span	680.2 feet (207.3 m)
Piers in water	2
History
Opened	1972

The Donora-Monessen Bridge, officially known as the Stan Musial Bridge, is a truss bridge that carries vehicular traffic across the Monongahela River between Donora, Pennsylvania and Monessen, Pennsylvania. The bridge was built in 1972, as part of a 1960s-era project to increase access to the industrial Monongahela Valley through a semi-freeway connection to Interstate 70. However, the decline of the steel sector halted area road construction, and the entire project was not completed until 1989. The road was originally named for former State Engineer C. Vance DeiCas.

In 2011, a bill was introduced in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to rename the structure for Baseball Hall of Famer Stan Musial, a Donora native. Effective January 8, 2012, Musial's name adorned the bridge.[1]

References

"Senate Passes Bill Naming Local Bridge for 'Stan the Man' Musial". Office of Tim Solobay. 2011-05-24. Archived from the original on 2013-11-03.

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[Solobay2011-05-24-1] "Senate Passes Bill Naming Local Bridge for 'Stan the Man' Musial". Office of Tim Solobay. 2011-05-24. Archived from the original on 2013-11-03.