Rating:
72504
{76}%
2 votes
PRR - Shenango River Bridge
Description
The Wheatland Bridge formerly carried the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) over the Shenango River near Wheatland, Pennsylvania. The Pratt through truss bridge was located on the PRR's Erie & Pittsburgh Division mainline.
The original bridge over the Shenango River near Wheatland was a circa 1864 wooden crossing that was replaced by a new steel bridge in November 1899.
The bridge was placed out of service in 1982.
Facts
- Overview
- Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Shenango River on former Pennsylvania Railroad
- Location
- Mercer County, Pennsylvania
- Status
- Derelict/abandoned
- Future prospects
- Potential to be used in a rail-to-trail (see source).
- Railroad
- - Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
- Design
- Pratt through truss
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.18949, -80.48176 (decimal degrees)
41°11'22" N, 80°28'54" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/543460/4559921 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Sharon East
- Inventory number
- BH 72504 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- February 14, 2017: Updated by Dave King: Added categories "Railroad", "Pennsylvania Railroad", "Skewed"
- February 13, 2017: Updated by Sherman Cahal: rem. 1903
- June 14, 2016: Added by Alexander D. Mitchell IV
I agree this bridge should be part of a rail-trail.Beautiful location.