New $88 million Pennsylvania bridge

Drivers in the US state of Pennsylvania will benefit from a new bridge costing $88 million.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PA Turnpike) has managed the project for the new Hawk Falls Bridge. The $88 million bridge replacement project will boost safety and mobility for the area, while improving functionality of the bridge at milepost 88.59 on the Northeast Extension.

The new bridge carries two lanes of traffic in each direction and increases shoulder and median width, providing more capacity for the 24,000 vehicles/day using the link. to support safer travel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

The $88 million bridge replacement project enhances safety and mobility for the area, while improving the overall functionality of the bridge at milepost 88.59 on the Northeast Extension. The new bridge reduces long-term maintenance needs and improves longevity through using weathering steel and eliminating expansion joints.

The steel-arch bridge stands 61m above Mud Run Gorge in Hickory Run State Park and is 220m-long, replacing a bridge built in the 1950s. It was designed by Modjeski and Masters and built by Trumbull.