List of crossings of the Monongahela River

This is a complete list of current bridges and other crossings of the Monongahela River starting from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where the river helps to form the headwaters of the Ohio River, and ending in Fairmont, West Virginia, where the West Fork River and Tygart Valley River combine to form the Monongahela.

Pennsylvania

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Allegheny County
Fort Pitt Bridge
I-376 / US 19 Truck / US 22 / US 30
Pittsburgh40°26′20″N 80°00′40″W / 40.4388°N 80.0111°W / 40.4388; -80.0111
Smithfield Street BridgeSmithfield Street40°26′06″N 80°00′07″W / 40.4351°N 80.0020°W / 40.4351; -80.0020
Panhandle BridgePort Authority T Light Rail Line40°25′59″N 79°59′53″W / 40.43306°N 79.99806°W / 40.43306; -79.99806
Liberty Bridge40°25′58″N 79°59′48″W / 40.4328°N 79.9968°W / 40.4328; -79.9968
Philip Murray Bridge (South Tenth Street Bridge)South Tenth Street40°25′57″N 79°59′21″W / 40.43250°N 79.98917°W / 40.43250; -79.98917
Birmingham Bridge40°26′00″N 79°58′25″W / 40.433361°N 79.973499°W / 40.433361; -79.973499
Hot Metal BridgeHot Metal StreetPart of the Great Allegheny Passage rail/bike trail.
Glenwood Bridge PA 885
Glenwood B&O Railroad BridgeAllegheny Valley Railroad
Homestead Grays Bridge (Homestead High Level Bridge) Blue BeltPittsburgh and Homestead
Munhall P&LE Railroad Bridge (Pinkerton's Landing Bridge)CSX Pittsburgh SubdivisionRankin and Munhall
Carrie Furnace Hot Metal Bridge (abandoned)former Pennsylvania Union Railroad lineRankin and Whitaker
George Rankin, Jr. Memorial Bridge (Rankin Bridge) Green Belt
Braddock Locks & DamBraddock and West Mifflin
Union Railroad Port Perry BridgePennsylvania Union RailroadNorth Braddock and Duquesne40°23′17″N 79°51′08″W / 40.3880°N 79.8522°W / 40.3880; -79.8522
PRR Port Perry BridgeNorfolk Southern Railway Port Perry BranchNorth Versailles Twp and Duquesne40°23′14″N 79°51′05″W / 40.3871°N 79.8513°W / 40.3871; -79.8513
McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge Green BeltMcKeesport and Duquesne40°21′28″N 79°50′38″W / 40.3579°N 79.8440°W / 40.3579; -79.8440
McKeesport Connecting Railroad Bridge (rails removed)Great Allegheny Passage bike trailMcKeesport and West Mifflin40°21′25″N 79°50′51″W / 40.3569°N 79.8474°W / 40.3569; -79.8474
W.D. Mansfield Memorial Bridge (Dravosburg Bridge) Yellow BeltMcKeesport and Dravosburg40°20′43″N 79°53′08″W / 40.3452°N 79.8856°W / 40.3452; -79.8856
Senator Edward P. Zemprelli Bridge (Clairton-Glassport Bridge)Glassport and Clairton40°18′47″N 79°53′13″W / 40.3131°N 79.8870°W / 40.3131; -79.8870
Union Railroad Clairton Bridge (Clairton Coke Works Bridge) (abandoned)former Pennsylvania Union Railroad lineLincoln and Clairton40°17′40.1″N 79°52′01.3″W / 40.294472°N 79.867028°W / 40.294472; -79.867028
Regis R. Malady Bridge (Elizabeth Bridge) PA 51Elizabeth and West Elizabeth
Elizabeth Locks & Dam
Washington County–Allegheny County
General Carl E. Vuono Bridge (Monongahela City Bridge) PA 136Forward Twp and Monongahela
Washington County–Westmoreland County
Stan Musial Bridge (Donora-Monessen Bridge)C. Vance DieCas HighwayMonessen and Donora
John K. Tener Memorial Bridge (Charleroi-Monessen Bridge)Lock StreetMonessen and North Charleroi
Charleroi Locks & DamMonessen and Charleroi
Speers Railroad BridgeWheeling and Lake Erie RailwayNorth Belle Vernon and Speers
Belle Vernon Bridge I-70
Washington County–Fayette County
West Brownsville Junction BridgeNorfolk Southern Railway Monongahela SubdivisionBrownsville Twp and West Brownsville
Lane Bane Bridge US 40Brownsville and West Brownsville
Inter-County Bridge, Brownsville BridgeBridge Boulevard
Maxwell Lock & DamLuzerne Twp and Centerville
Ronald C. "Smokey" Bakewell Memorial Bridge (Mon-Fayette Expressway Bridge) PA Turnpike 43
Greene County–Fayette County
Masontown Bridge PA 21Masontown and Monongahela Twp
Grays Landing Lock & DamNicholson Twp and Monongahela Twp
New Geneva BridgeNorfolk Southern Railway Monongahela Subdivision
Albert Gallatin Memorial Bridge (Point Marion Bridge) PA 88Point Marion and Dunkard Twp
Point Marion Lock & DamSpringhill Twp and Dunkard Twp

West Virginia

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Monongalia County
Edith Barill Bridge (Star City Bridge) US 19 / WV 7Star City and Granville39°39′28″N 79°59′32″W / 39.65778°N 79.99222°W / 39.65778; -79.99222
Westover Bridge US 19 (Pleasant Street)Morgantown and Westover39°37′51″N 79°57′36″W / 39.63083°N 79.96000°W / 39.63083; -79.96000
Morgantown Lock and Dam39°37′10″N 79°58′03″W / 39.61944°N 79.96750°W / 39.61944; -79.96750
Uffington Bridge I-79Uffington39°35′17″N 79°58′45″W / 39.58806°N 79.97917°W / 39.58806; -79.97917
Hildebrand Lock and DamHilderbrand39°34′58″N 80°00′40″W / 39.58278°N 80.01111°W / 39.58278; -80.01111
Opekiska Lock and DamLowsville39°33′45″N 80°03′05″W / 39.56250°N 80.05139°W / 39.56250; -80.05139
Marion County
Prickett's Fort Bridge (abandoned)former B&O Railroad lineEverettville
Fairmont Railroad BridgeCSX Fairmont SubdivisionFairmont39°30′24″N 80°07′48″W / 39.50667°N 80.13000°W / 39.50667; -80.13000
Robert H. Mollohan-Jefferson St. Bridge (High Level Bridge) CR 1973 (Jefferson Street)39°28′57″N 80°08′26″W / 39.48250°N 80.14056°W / 39.48250; -80.14056
David Morgan Bridge (Third Street Bridge) WV 310 (Merchant Street)39°28′45″N 80°08′39″W / 39.47917°N 80.14417°W / 39.47917; -80.14417
Grafton Truss BridgeCSX Fairmont Subdivision
Monongahela River splits into West Fork River and Tygart Valley River

See also

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