OFFICIAL NAME:
Bridge Number 2, Lowrie's Run
OTHER DESIGNATION:
Ohio River Boulevard over Lowrie's Run
LOCATION:
Emsworth
USGS 7.5" Topo Quad - UTM Coordinates:
Emsworth - Zone 17; 0576 4484
CARRIES:
Ohio River Boulevard [PA65]
BETWEEN:
-- Camp Horne Rd
-- Hilands Av
CROSSES:
-- Lowrie's Run
TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION / DESIGN:
Pony steel girder on ashlar stone abutments
LENGTH OF MAIN SPAN:
80 ft
TOTAL LENGTH (including longest elevated ramp):
80 ft
HEIGHT OF DECK:
YEAR ERECTED / ENGINEER:
1930, Allegheny County
ADDITIONAL INFO:
Metal builder's plaques are mounted on the railings on each side:
ALLEGHENY COUNTY
BRIDGE NO. 2 LOWRIE'S RUN
ERECTED 1930
COMMISSIONERS
JOS. G. ARMSTRONG, CHAIRMAN E. V. BABCOCK CHAS. C. McGOVERN
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
DIRECTOR NORMAN F. BROWN CHIEF ENGINEER V. R. COVELL
CONTRACTOR BOOTH & FLINN COMPANY
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from the PennDOT Historic Bridges Survey:
"The bridge carries a 4 lane highway with sidewalks over a stream. The highway, Ohio River Boulevard, was built in the late 1920s and early 1930s to connect Pittsburgh and its suburbs along that river. Now dominated by late 20th century commercial strip development, including an auto repair shop at the southwest quadrant and a converted gas station at the northeast quadrant, the road does not have historic district potential.
The 1930, skewed, single span, built up thru girder bridge is supported on ashlar abutments. It has county standard design steel railings with Moderne details. The undistinguished bridge is a late example of a very common bridge type that was used with great frequency on Pennsylvania highways beginning in the last quarter of the 19th century. The bridge, built to a standard county design, has no distinctive details. Nor is Ohio River Boulevard a potential historic district. It has lost integrity because of the construction of late 20th strip commercial development along its route. It no longer has the feeling or association of a 1930s highway. The bridge was apparently determined eligible as a result of the Section 106 consultation process. It is the only bridge on SR 65 in Emsworth Borough, so it appears be the Co. Bridge #2 in Emsworth. No bridge type or feature crossed was identified in as part of PHMC's determination."
FIELD CHECKED:
14-Aug-2004
INFO SOURCES:
field check, PennDOT Historic Bridges Survey
