Ford City Veterans Bridge
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The Ford City Veterans Bridge is a girder bridge
in connecting Ford City
and North Buffalo Township, Pennsylvania. It was constructed in 2000 to replace a 1914 structure. The structure was one of the first in the nation to use a new type of high-performance, weather resistant steel.
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:...
in connecting Ford City
Ford City, Pennsylvania
Ford City is a borough in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States, northeast of Pittsburgh along the east bank of the Allegheny River and 4 miles south of Kittanning, the county seat....
and North Buffalo Township, Pennsylvania. It was constructed in 2000 to replace a 1914 structure. The structure was one of the first in the nation to use a new type of high-performance, weather resistant steel.