The Rochester–Monaca Bridge/Monaca–Rochester Bridge is a steel through
continuous truss bridge
A continuous truss bridge is a truss bridge that extends without hinges or joints across three or more supports. A continuous truss bridge may use less material than a series of simple trusses because a continuous truss distributes live loads ...
which crosses the
Ohio River
The Ohio River () is a river in the United States. It is located at the boundary of the Midwestern and Southern United States, flowing in a southwesterly direction from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to its river mouth, mouth on the Mississippi Riv ...
between
Monaca, Pennsylvania
Monaca ( ) is a Borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 5,625 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is located northwest of Pittsburgh and is part of ...
and
Rochester, Pennsylvania
Rochester is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located at the confluence of the Beaver and Ohio rivers northwest of Pittsburgh. The population was 3,472 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropoli ...
.
It opened in 1986 and is the third bridge to occupy the site. It replaced a 1930 steel truss
cantilever bridge
A cantilever bridge is a bridge built using structures that project horizontally into space, supported on only one end (called cantilevers). For small footbridges, the cantilevers may be simple beam (structure), beams; however, large cantilever ...
which itself replaced a
suspension bridge
A suspension bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck (bridge), deck is hung below suspension wire rope, cables on vertical suspenders. The first modern examples of this type of bridge were built in the early 1800s. Simple suspension bridg ...
built in 1896.
Naming tradition
From 1987 to 2009, the bridge was named each year in honor of the winner of the Rochester vs. Monaca high school football game.
In 1988, the Rochester Manager Ed Piroli and Monaca Manager Tom Stoner made a bet signed with a handshake that gave the naming rights of the bridge to the winning team of that year.
With
Monaca High School's merger into
Central Valley High School, the 2009 game was the final game to determine naming rights. By winning the 2009 game, the bridge became known as the Rochester–Monaca Bridge through the end of the 2009 school year.
Since then it has been called the Rochester–Monaca Bridge on the Rochester side, and the Monaca-Rochester Bridge on the Monaca side.
Both towns' police departments respond to incidents on the bridge, with the incident location on the bridge deciding which town takes charge of incident.
See also
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List of crossings of the Ohio River
This is a complete list of current bridges and other crossings of the Ohio River from the mouth at the Mississippi River at Cairo, Illinois to the confluence of the Allegheny River, Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers at Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Penns ...
References
External links
Postcard images of the first two bridgesRochester-Monaca Bridgeat Bridges & Tunnels
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Bridges over the Ohio River
Bridges completed in 1896
Suspension bridges in Pennsylvania
Bridges completed in 1930
Bridges completed in 1986
Continuous truss bridges in the United States
Steel bridges in the United States
Bridges in Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Road bridges in Pennsylvania
1896 establishments in Pennsylvania