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CSX - Monongahela River Bridge (Hazelwood)

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Photos 

Glenwood Railroad Bridge

Photo taken by PixOnTrax, released to public domain

BH Photo #219408

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Street View 

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Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Monongahela River on CSX RR
Location
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Original bridge built 1884, modernized and upgraded with present structure in 1915
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O; BO)
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 453.0 ft.
Total length: 2,397.0 ft. (0.5 mi.)
Also called
B&O - Glenwood Bridge
B&O - Monongahela River Bridge
Bridge Number 73, Pittsburgh Division, B&O Railroad
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.39818, -79.93139   (decimal degrees)
40°23'53" N, 79°55'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/590685/4472501 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Pittsburgh East
Inventory number
BH 50033 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (394)
American Bridge Co. (1,370)
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (330)
Built 1915 (1,170)
Built during 1910s (9,247)
CSX Railroad (1,374)
Deck girder (5,047)
Girder (9,139)
Have street view (25,411)
Monongahela River (43)
Open (38,216)
 Owned by railroad (11,101)
Pennsylvania (4,922)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (132)
Plate girder (6,949)
Pratt through truss (5,008)
Pratt truss (8,743)
Railroad (14,367)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,110)
Through truss (14,045)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,741)
Truss (31,235)

Update Log 

  • September 12, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • March 18, 2017: New Street View added by Brandon Cooper
  • August 14, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "CSX Railroad", "Baltimore & Ohio Railroad"
  • November 4, 2011: Added by Frank Hicks

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