WLE - Whiskey Run Viaduct

Photos 

Norfolk and Western RR Trestle

Photo taken by Adam Elmquist

View this photo at panoramio.com

BH Photo #259434

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Deck truss bridge over Penn Lincoln Parkway (I-376/US-22/US-30) & Bell Road on Railroad

Location

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Status

Open to rail traffic

Railroads

- Norfolk & Western Railway (NW)
- Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway (P&WV)
- Wabash Railroad (WAB)
- Wabash-Pittsburgh Terminal Railway (WPTR)
- Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway (1990) (WLE)

Design

Deck truss

Dimensions

Total length: 795.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.0 ft.

Also called

W-PT - Whiskey Run Viaduct

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.41099, -80.07379   (decimal degrees)
40°24'40" N, 80°04'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/578585/4473786 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Pittsburgh West

Inventory number

BH 57100 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• January 4, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• February 12, 2015: Updated by James Holzmeier: Added length and alternate name
• September 17, 2013: Updated by Michael Miller: Changed "Name", "Carries", "Crosses" & "Overview" & Added "USGS Quadrangle Map"
• July 12, 2013: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Tall Bridges"
• July 11, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Railroad", "Lincoln Highway", "US 30", "Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad"
• July 11, 2013: Added by Dave King

Sources 

• Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Michael Miller - michael_a_miller [at] yahoo [dot] com
• James Holzmeier - wabashry [at] gmail [dot] com
• Geoff Hubbs

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