Smithton High-Level Bridge
The Smithton High-Level Bridge is a structure that crosses the Youghiogheny River between South Huntingdon Township and Rostraver Township. The bridge was opened in 1956 as one of the last links in the replacement of the old alignment of Pennsylvania Route 71 with a new four-lane freeway between Washington and the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
- Bridge
- …is also known as “Matthew Smelser Memorial Bridge”
- Description: bridge in Pennsylvania
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Reduction and Jacobs Creek.
Jacobs Creek
Hamlet
Jacobs Creek is an unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. Jacobs Creek is situated 2 miles southeast of Smithton High-Level Bridge.
Turkeytown
Hamlet
Turkeytown is a small village in South Huntingdon… Turkeytown is situated 2½ miles northeast of Smithton High-Level Bridge.
Smithton High-Level Bridge
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Latitude
40.16236° or 40° 9′ 45″ north
Longitude
-79.75811° or 79° 45′ 29″ west
Open location code
87G2566R+WQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
Wikidata ID
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