Belle Vernon Bridge
Encyclopedia
The Belle Vernon Bridge, also called the Speers Bridge or Speers/Belle Vernon Bridge, carries Interstate 70 across the Monongahela River
from Speers east to Rostraver Township in the state of Pennsylvania
. Around 1951 it replaced an earlier low-level bridge, which connected Pennsylvania Route 88
via State Street with Pennsylvania Route 906
at the I-70 east ramps, just to the south of the current bridge. The old bridge carried Legislative Route 118 and Pennsylvania Route 71
until those were moved to the new bridge when it opened.
Monongahela River
The Monongahela River is a river on the Allegheny Plateau in north-central West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania in the United States...
from Speers east to Rostraver Township in the state of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. Around 1951 it replaced an earlier low-level bridge, which connected Pennsylvania Route 88
Pennsylvania Route 88
Pennsylvania Route 88 is a long north–south state highway located in southwestern Pennsylvania. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 119 in Point Marion less than from the Pennsylvania-West Virginia border. The northern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 51 in Pittsburgh...
via State Street with Pennsylvania Route 906
Pennsylvania Route 906
Pennsylvania Route 906 is a long state highway located in Fayette, Westmoreland, and Allegheny counties in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at PA 201 in Washington Township...
at the I-70 east ramps, just to the south of the current bridge. The old bridge carried Legislative Route 118 and Pennsylvania Route 71
Pennsylvania Route 71
Pennsylvania Route 71 was a state highway in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, serving the Washington-Greensburg corridor that Interstate 70 now serves. The western terminus of the route was at U.S. Route 40 in North Bethlehem Township. The eastern terminus was at U.S...
until those were moved to the new bridge when it opened.