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Fort Wayne Railroad Bridge

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
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Overview
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Allegheny River on Norfolk Southern Railroad
Location
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1901-1904; replaced earlier 1868 lattice truss bridge; raised 1918; lower deck tracks removed c1950s
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Design
Pennsylvania through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 319.0 ft.
Total length: 985.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 13, 1979
Also called
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.44817, -79.99619   (decimal degrees)
40°26'53" N, 79°59'46" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/585122/4477985 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Pittsburgh East
Inventory number
BH 50079 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (192)
Allegheny River (38)
American Bridge Co. (465)
Built 1904 (327)
Built during 1900s (4,269)
Have street view (10,038)
NR-listed (2,355)
Open (28,458)
Owned by railroad (4,123)
 Pennsylvania (3,046)
Pennsylvania truss (308)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (57)
Railroad (4,226)
Span length 250-500 feet (867)
Through truss (9,256)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,820)
Truss (23,618)

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  • November 7, 2011: Added by Frank Hicks

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