Judge J. Frank Graff Bridge
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The Judge J. Frank Graff Bridge is a truss bridge
in connecting Manor Township
and North Buffalo Township, Pennsylvania. It was constructed in 1974 as part of a freeway bypass of Kittanning, Pennsylvania
. The structure is named for Frank Graff, an Armstrong County
Court of Common Pleas Judge who later rose to become a member of the Pennsylvania Superior Court.
Truss bridge
A truss bridge is a bridge composed of connected elements which may be stressed from tension, compression, or sometimes both in response to dynamic loads. Truss bridges are one of the oldest types of modern bridges...
in connecting Manor Township
Manor Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Manor Township is a township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,231 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 17.2 square miles , of which, 16.6 square miles of it is land and...
and North Buffalo Township, Pennsylvania. It was constructed in 1974 as part of a freeway bypass of Kittanning, Pennsylvania
Kittanning, Pennsylvania
Kittanning is a borough and the county seat of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is situated northeast of Pittsburgh, along the east bank of the Allegheny River. The name means "at the great stream" in the Delaware language...
. The structure is named for Frank Graff, an Armstrong County
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Armstrong County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 68,941. It is located northeast of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. Armstrong County was added to the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area in 2003.The county seat is Kittanning...
Court of Common Pleas Judge who later rose to become a member of the Pennsylvania Superior Court.