McLaughlin Run Road Bridge to be Replaced

Construction is underway on a replacement for the McLaughlin Run Road Bridge, in Allegheny County. The replacement is scheduled to be completed in late 2011.

See the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for details:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11046/1125564-147.stm

Historic Bridge Awareness Month

November is Historic Bridge Awareness Month. HistoricBridges.org commemorated the month by recalling most significant recently lost and threatened bridges. See HistoricBridges.org for more information and plan to visit our nation's greatest threatened bridges before they, too, are gone.

Bridge Finial for Sale

An ornate finial from a bridge built by the Champion Bridge Company is for sale. The seller estimates the height at 16" and the weight is 44.4 pounds. He is asking $400 but will entertain other offers. See images here.

For more information, contact Barry Taylor at barry@gbarrytaylor.com.

Kittanning Citizens Bridge Stars in a Film

Filming is underway for the Kittanning Citizens Bridge to be in its second movie!
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/leadertimes/news/s_697235.html

First it was the Silver Bridge in Point Pleasant that collapsed in the movie, "Mothman Prophecies." This time it is the Trenton Makes Bridge that will be in the movie "One for the Money", starring Katherine Heigl.

Carlton Road Bridge Closed

Nathan Clark reports that the Carlton Road Bridge in Mercer County, PA has been closed due to deck deterioration and is planned to be replaced in 2014. The 1898 bridge just visited during the Second Annual Historic Bridge Weekend.

See below for the press release:

Oil City -- Carlton Road Bridge, which carries State Route 1015 over French Creek, in French Creek Twp., will be closed immediately due to extensive deterioration to the steel deck. The truss bridge, built in 1898, had previously been posted at eight tons.

Motorists headed north or east may detour west onto Sunol Road (S.R. 1028), then proceed north on PA 173 and onto US 322. For motorists headed south or west, follow US 322 north to PA 173 south and onto Sunol Road (S.R. 1028).

The Carlton Road Bridge is scheduled to be replaced in 2014. The preliminary design work on the project has already started.

Three New Pennsylvania Counties: Butler, Crawford, and Mifflin

Bridges in three new Pennsylvania counties have been added to BridgeMapper today. Added are:
- Butler County
- Crawford County
- Mifflin County

The addition of Butler and Crawford counties should help visitors in planning for the upcoming Historic Bridge Weekend.

PA Turnpike Allegheny River Bridge Demolished

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Allegheny River Bridge has been demolished:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10194/1072478-455.stm