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The Shippingport Bridge is a cantilevered,
Campbell Scientific Update (2nd quarter 2011) (accessed 6 June 2022) between the boroughs of Shippingport and
On May 14, 1969, the Chester Bridge (1896–1970) between
through truss bridge
A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements, typically straight, may be stressed from tension, compression, or s ...
in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...
that carries Pennsylvania Route 168
Pennsylvania Route 168 (PA 168) is a highway in Western Pennsylvania that runs for from Pennsylvania Route 18, PA 18 in Frankfort Springs, Pennsylvania, Frankfort Springs to Pennsylvania Route 208, PA 208 in Volant, Pennsylvania, Volant. PA 1 ...
across the Ohio River
The Ohio River () is a river in the United States. It is located at the boundary of the Midwestern and Southern United States, flowing in a southwesterly direction from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to its river mouth, mouth on the Mississippi Riv ...
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Built in 1961, the southern approach to this bridge is adjacent to the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station.
History and notable features
From 1951 until the opening of this bridge in 1964, PA 168 was accessed across the river via Cooks Ferry.
On May 14, 1969, the Chester Bridge (1896–1970) between East Liverpool, Ohio
East Liverpool is a city in Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The population was 9,958 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It lies along the Ohio River at the intersection of Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia about from both ...
and Chester, West Virginia
Chester is a city in Hancock County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,214 at the 2020 census. It is located along the Ohio River in the state's northern panhandle and is the northernmost city in West Virginia. Chester is part o ...
, which had carried U.S. 30 across the Ohio River, was permanently closed. From that day until November 7, 1977, when the Jennings Randolph Bridge was opened to traffic, the Shippingport Bridge carried what was temporarily designated as "Detour U.S. 30." That detour used Ohio State Route 39
State Route 39 (SR 39) is a primarily east–west running state highway in north-central and northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The route runs through seven counties on its approximately trip through the region. Its western te ...
through the East End of East Liverpool to reach Pennsylvania State Route 68.
It remained on that route through Midland, Pennsylvania
Midland is a borough located along the Ohio River
The Ohio River () is a river in the United States. It is located at the boundary of the Midwestern and Southern United States, flowing in a southwesterly direction from Pittsburgh, Pennsylva ...
, then used Pennsylvania State Route 168 on the Shippingport Bridge to cross the river. From there, it proceeded southwest along highway 168 through Hookstown, where it then turned and rejoined U.S. 30 about south of that hamlet.
See also
*List of crossings of the Ohio River
This is a complete list of current bridges and other crossings of the Ohio River from the mouth at the Mississippi River at Cairo, Illinois to the confluence of the Allegheny River, Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers at Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Penns ...
References
{{Authority control Bridges over the Ohio River Bridges in Beaver County, Pennsylvania Road bridges in Pennsylvania Cantilever bridges in the United States Truss bridges in the United States 1964 establishments in Pennsylvania Bridges completed in 1964