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Photo taken by Ben Tate in May 2012

BH Photo #242396

Overview: Through truss bridge over Ohio River and WV 2 on Wabash-Pittsburgh Terminal, later Pittsburgh & West Virginia, later N&W, later NS, now Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company
Location: Hooverson Heights, Brooke County, West Virginia, and Jefferson County, Ohio
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1904 to get the Wabash Railroad into Pittsburgh to compete with the Pennsylvania RR interests in that city
Builder: - American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads: - Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway (P&WV)
- Wabash Railroad (WAB)
- Wabash-Pittsburgh Terminal Railway (WPTR)
- Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway (WLE)
Design: Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 769.0 ft.
Total length: 1,647.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.31043, -80.60164 (decimal degrees)
40°18'38" N, 80°36'06" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/533849/4462289 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Steubenville East
Inventory number: BH 54319 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

May 28, 2017: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
November 20, 2014: Updated by James Holzmeier: Added early postcard view of bridge and link to similar W-PT bridge in Pittsburgh
October 1, 2013: New Street View added by Michael Miller
July 11, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Railroad"
November 5, 2012: New photos from Ben Tate
November 5, 2012: Updated by J.P.: Added categories "Riveted", "Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad", "Ohio River"

Wabash-Pittsburgh Terminal - Monongahela River Bridge (Same project) - Similar in design to, and the same construction process.

Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad Bridge

Posted November 5, 2012, by J.P. (wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com)

If you get a chance take a look at this bridge in Street view and bing maps. The towers for this cantilevered are just awesome.