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CSX - Monongahela River Bridge

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

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CSX - Monongahela River Bridge

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Overview
Through truss bridge over Monongahela River on CSX RR
Location
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1883, upgraded pre-1902
Railroads
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad (PLE)
Design
Main spans Parker/Pratt through trusses, approach spans Pratt deck trusses and pony girders, some girder approach spans replaced by fill post-2000
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 250.0 ft.
Also called
Pinkerton's Landing Bridge
P&LE - Monongahela River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.41459, -79.89688   (decimal degrees)
40°24'53" N, 79°53'49" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/593590/4474358 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Pittsburgh East
Inventory number
BH 50032 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,707)
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (432)
Built 1883 (160)
Built during 1880s (2,021)
CSX Railroad (1,682)
Deck truss (1,772)
Girder (10,440)
Have street view (27,207)
Monongahela River (46)
Open (40,021)
Owned by railroad (12,671)
Parker through truss (1,320)
 Parker truss (1,705)
Pennsylvania (5,373)
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad (18)
Plate girder (8,097)
Pratt deck truss (361)
Pratt truss (9,449)
Railroad (15,798)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,199)
Through girder (3,896)
Through truss (15,362)
Truss (33,271)

Update Log 

  • April 22, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • December 29, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • April 13, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • March 3, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "CSX Railroad", "Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad"
  • November 4, 2011: Added by Frank Hicks

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