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Shippingport Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 40°37′37″N 80°25′56″W / 40.62694°N 80.43222°W |
Carries | 2 lanes of PA 168 |
Crosses | Ohio River |
Locale | Shippingport and Midland, Pennsylvania |
Maintained by | PennDOT |
Characteristics | |
Design | Cantilevered through truss bridge |
History | |
Opened | 1964 |
Location | |
The Shippingport Bridge is a cantilevered, through truss bridge that carries Pennsylvania Route 168 across the Ohio River[1] between Shippingport, Pennsylvania and Industry, Pennsylvania.
Built in 1961,[1] the southern approach to this bridge is adjacent to the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station.