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AVR - Herrs Island Bridge

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

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File:33rd St. RR Bridge

Mvincic

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Street Views 

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Overview
Through truss bridge over Allegheny River on CSX RR
Location
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1920-1921, replaced earlier 1884 bridge
Builders
- American Bridge Co. of New York
- Vang Construction Co. of Cumberland, Maryland
Railroads
- Allegheny Valley Railroad (AVR)
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (BO)
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Chessie System (B&O/C&O/WM)
Design
Warren through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 436.9 ft.
Total length: 2,122.0 ft. (0.4 mi.)
Also called
B&O - 33rd Street Bridge
Chessie - Allegheny River Bridge
AVR - Allegheny River Bridge
Chessie - Herrs Island Bridge
B&O - Herrs Island Bridge
AVR - 33rd Street Bridge
Chessie - 33rd Street Bridge
B&O - Allegheny River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.46547, -79.97353   (decimal degrees)
40°27'56" N, 79°58'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/587022/4479928 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Pittsburgh East
Inventory number
BH 50077 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (446)
Allegheny River (82)
Allegheny Valley Railroad (9)
American Bridge Co. (1,660)
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (529)
Built 1921 (600)
Built during 1920s (10,256)
CSX Railroad (1,764)
Chessie System (108)
Curved (490)
Deck girder (6,303)
Deck truss (1,925)
Girder (11,169)
Have street view (28,909)
 Open (40,968)
Owned by railroad (13,501)
Pennsylvania (5,795)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (167)
Plate girder (8,724)
Railroad (16,459)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,259)
Through truss (16,792)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,994)
Truss (35,469)
Vang Construction Co. (4)
Warren deck truss (667)
Warren through truss (1,704)
Warren truss (7,002)

Update Log 

  • February 14, 2022: New photo from Bambi Sharkoman
  • November 10, 2021: Updated by Dave King: Added new photos & new street view, updated builder & total length
  • March 23, 2015: Photo imported by Dave King
  • July 21, 2014: Updated by Luke: Added category "Curved"
  • March 3, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Allegheny Valley Railroad"
  • November 7, 2011: Added by Frank Hicks

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