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New Geneva Railroad Bridge

Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and Greene County, Pennsylvania
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Facts 

Overview
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Monongahela River on Norfolk Southern Railroad
Location
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and Greene County, Pennsylvania
History
Built 1912-13
Builders
- American Bridge Co. of New York (Fabricator)
- J.C. Bland (Engineer)
Design
Pennsylvania through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 475.0 ft.
Total length: 950.0 ft.
Skew angle
15 degrees
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.78122, -79.93449   (decimal degrees)
39°46'52" N, 79°56'04" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/591242/4404018 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Masontown
Inventory number
BH 49993 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (463)
Built 1913 (515)
Built during 1910s (6,760)
Fayette County, Pennsylvania (39)
Greene County, Pennsylvania (64)
HAER documented (784)
J.C. Bland (1)
Monongahela River (36)
Pennsylvania (3,045)
 Pennsylvania truss (306)
Pin-connected (1,568)
Railroad (4,220)
Skewed (4,083)
Span length 250-500 feet (867)
Through truss (9,250)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,819)
Truss (23,609)
Unknown status (793)

Update Log 

  • November 2, 2011: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

  • HAER PA-528 - Monongahela Railroad, New Geneva Bridge, Spanning Monongahela River, South of Lock & Dam No. 7, New Geneva vicinity, Fayette County, PA

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