AVR - Herrs Island Bridge

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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

Builder

- American Bridge Co. of New York

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: 400.0 ft.

Also called

Chessie - Herrs Island Bridge
B&O - Herrs Island Bridge
AVR - Allegheny River Bridge
Chessie - Allegheny River Bridge
B&O - Allegheny River Bridge
AVR - 33rd Street Bridge
Chessie - 33rd Street Bridge
B&O - 33rd Street 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 

Update Log 

• 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

Related Bridges 

• BO - Herrs Island Bridge (Old) (Predecessor)

Sources 

• Frank Hicks
• Pghbridges.com - PghBridges.com article on B&O Bridge at 33rd Street
• Wikipedia
• Flickr - Image

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