Gay Street Bridge (Phoenixville, Pennsylvania)
Gay Street Bridge | |
|---|---|
The third and current bridge in 2012 | |
| Coordinates | 40°08′08.1″N 75°31′07.1″W / 40.135583°N 75.518639°W |
| Carries | Two lanes of PA 113 (Gay Street) |
| Crosses | French Creek |
| Locale | Chester, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Official name | Veterans Memorial Gay Street Bridge |
| Maintained by | Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Girder |
| Total length | 975.1 feet (297.2 m) |
| Width | 36.1 feet (11.0 m) |
| Longest span | 123 feet (37 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | November 19, 1883 (first) September 4, 1926 (second) October 16, 2009 (current) |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 7,650 (2021) |
| Location | |
Interactive map of Gay Street Bridge | |
Veterans Memorial Gay Street Bridge, known simply as the Gay Street Bridge, is a crossing of French Creek in the borough of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. The bridge connects the north and south sides of the borough, carrying Pennsylvania Route 113. The first iteration of the bridge was constructed in 1888, the second in 1926, and the third and current in 2009.