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Coraopolis Bridge

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Photos 

Distant View From Southwest, Showing Environment

Photo taken by Robert C. Shelley for the Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #312252

Map 

Description 

The Coraopolis Bridge comprises two Pennsylvania through truss spans designed by Theodore Cooper and constructed in 1892 across the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh; in 1927, in an innovative demonstration of the adaptability of truss bridges, these spans were floated down river a distance of twelve miles and re-erected in combination with two pony truss spans. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 7, 1986.

-- Historic American Engineering Record

Facts 

Overview
Lost through truss bridge over Ohio River Back Channel on Grand Avenue/Ferree Street
Location
Analomink, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1893 at 6th Street Pittsburgh; relocated to Coraopolis in 1927; rehabilitated 1981; Replaced 1995
Builders
- Theodore Cooper (Engineer)
- Union Bridge Co. of Buffalo, New York & Athens, Pennsylvania (Truss Fabricator)
Design
Pennsylvania through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 439.0 ft.
Total length: 1,165.1 ft.
Deck width: 33.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.51671, -80.15167   (decimal degrees)
40°31'00" N, 80°09'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/571865/4485454 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Ambridge
Inventory numbers
PA 02 7420 0000 2492 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
BH 65264 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,568)
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (424)
Analomink, Pennsylvania (1)
Bridgemapper.com (1,325)
Built 1893 (214)
Built during 1890s (2,984)
Formerly NR-listed (136)
Lost (24,738)
Lost 1995 (424)
Lost during 1990s (3,984)
Owned by county (20,783)
Pennsylvania (5,319)
 Pennsylvania truss (489)
Pony truss (16,185)
Replaced by new bridge (16,580)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,196)
Theodore Cooper (5)
Through truss (15,065)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,883)
Truss (32,788)
Union Bridge Co. (56)
Warren pony truss (3,358)
Warren pony truss with no verticals (50)
Warren truss (6,564)

Update Log 

  • January 4, 2015: Added by Dave King

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Todd Wilson
  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • HAER PA-217 - Coraopolis Bridge, Spanning Ohio River back channel at Ferree Street & Grand Avenue, Coraopolis, Allegheny County, PA

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