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Donora-Webster Bridge
Carries 2 lanes of 10th Street
Crosses Monongahela River
Locale Donora, Pennsylvania, Washington County, Pennsylvania, and Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Characteristics
Design Truss bridge
Total length 1,531 feet (467 m)
Longest span 515 feet (157 m)
Clearance below 67 feet (20 m)
History
Opened 1908
Closed 2009 (demolished 2015)
Webster Donora Bridge
Webster-Donora Bridge.jpg
Webster Donora Bridge in 1982
Donora-Webster Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Donora-Webster Bridge
Location in Pennsylvania
Donora-Webster Bridge is located in the United States
Donora-Webster Bridge
Location in the United States
Location A 143 over Monongahela River, Donora, Pennsylvania
Area 1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built 1906
Architect Wylie, William; Sofias Construction Company
Architectural style Multiple-span through truss
MPS Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No. 88000813
Added to NRHP June 22, 1988

The Donora-Webster Bridge was a truss bridge spanning the Monongahela River between the borough of Donora, Pennsylvania and the village of Webster in Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Originally built in 1908 to serve rail traffic, the bridge was eventually fully converted in 1938 for automobile use only.. The structure connected Route 837 on the west bank of the river and Route 906 on the east side. The closest open crossings are at Route 1022 (Donora-Monessen Bridge) to the south (upstream), and the Route 136 (Monongahela City Bridge) to the north (downstream), a several-mile detour either way. On July 1, 2015 the bridge was demolished after being closed for several years due to severe structural deficiency.

The bridge's closure was the subject of criticism by locals, as it was blamed for worsening Donora's already poor economic situation. Pennsylvania state representative Peter Daley pushed for a restoration or replacement of the original bridge, but to no avail, sealing the fate of the area.

It was designated as a historic bridge by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation.

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