Tionesta Bridge
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The Tionesta Bridge is a girder bridge
that carries U.S. Route 62
and Pennsylvania Route 36
across the Allegheny River
in rural Forest County, Pennsylvania
. The borough of Tionesta
on the east bank of the river is connected with an unpopulated section of Tionesta Township on the west bank.
This 1961 structure was the first truss bridge completed along the river between the edge of suburban Pittsburgh and Kinzua Dam
. Over the last 30 years, many nearby structures were completed with a similar design; this bridge was rehabilitated in 1988.
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:...
that carries U.S. Route 62
U.S. Route 62
U.S. Route 62 runs from the US-Mexico border at El Paso, Texas to Niagara Falls, New York, near the United States-Canada border. It is the only east-west US Route that connects Mexico and Canada.Parts of U.S...
and Pennsylvania Route 36
Pennsylvania Route 36
Pennsylvania Route 36 is a long state highway located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 26 near the Hopewell Township community of Yellow Creek...
across the Allegheny River
Allegheny River
The Allegheny River is a principal tributary of the Ohio River; it is located in the Eastern United States. The Allegheny River joins with the Monongahela River to form the Ohio River at the "Point" of Point State Park in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
in rural Forest County, Pennsylvania
Forest County, Pennsylvania
Forest County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population is 7,716. Forest County is famous as a rural retreat. Nearly 75% of all dwellings in the county are second or vacation homes . Forest County does not have a single traffic light, the only county in the...
. The borough of Tionesta
Tionesta, Pennsylvania
As of the census of 2000, there were 615 people , 282 households, and 166 families residing in the borough. A more recent estimate has Tionesta's population being 592, a loss of 3.69%. The population density was 457.5 people per square mile . There were 337 housing units at an average density of...
on the east bank of the river is connected with an unpopulated section of Tionesta Township on the west bank.
This 1961 structure was the first truss bridge completed along the river between the edge of suburban Pittsburgh and Kinzua Dam
Kinzua Dam
The Kinzua Dam, in the Allegheny National Forest in Warren County, Pennsylvania, is one of the largest dams in the United States east of the Mississippi River....
. Over the last 30 years, many nearby structures were completed with a similar design; this bridge was rehabilitated in 1988.