Eighth Street Bridge (Pennsylvania)
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The Eighth Street Bridge is a girder bridge
connecting Cranberry Township
and Franklin, Pennsylvania. The current 1986 structure is similar to several others that were constructed along the river during the same era; it replaced a 1920s truss bridge
that was an original construction from the founding of U.S. Route 322
.
Girder bridge
A girder bridge, in general, is a bridge built of girders placed on bridge abutments and foundation piers. In turn, a bridge deck is built on top of the girders in order to carry traffic. There are several different subtypes of girder bridges:...
connecting Cranberry Township
Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania
Cranberry Township is a township in Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,014 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...
and Franklin, Pennsylvania. The current 1986 structure is similar to several others that were constructed along the river during the same era; it replaced a 1920s truss bridge
Truss bridge
A truss bridge is a bridge composed of connected elements which may be stressed from tension, compression, or sometimes both in response to dynamic loads. Truss bridges are one of the oldest types of modern bridges...
that was an original construction from the founding of U.S. Route 322
U.S. Route 322
U.S. Route 322 is a long, east–west United States Highway, traversing Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. The road is a spur of U.S. Route 22 and one of the original highways from 1926...
.