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Rating:
54372
{69}%
1 vote
CR - Monongahela River Bridge
Marion County
,
West Virginia
Photos
Photo taken by David Yates
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BH Photo #254105
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Overview
Parker through truss bridge over Monongahela River on Abandoned Monongahela Railway
Location
Marion County
,
West Virginia
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
Railroads
-
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
(BO)
-
Conrail
(CR)
-
Monongahela Railroad
(MGA)
-
New York Central Railroad
(NYC)
-
Pennsylvania Railroad
(PRR)
Design
Parker through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 303.0 ft.
Total length: 815.0 ft.
Also called
MGA - Monongahela River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.51987
,
-80.09200
(decimal degrees)
39°31'12" N, 80°05'31" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/578047/4374863
(zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Rivesville
Inventory number
BH 54372
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
(529)
Closed
(2,757)
Conrail
(1,710)
Deck truss
(1,923)
Marion County, West Virginia
(56)
Monongahela Railroad
(18)
Monongahela River
(47)
New York Central Railroad
(996)
Parker through truss
(1,406)
Parker truss
(1,801)
Pennsylvania Railroad
(1,026)
Riveted
(2,507)
Span length 250-500 feet
(1,258)
Through truss
(16,729)
Total length 500-1000 feet
(3,058)
Truss
(35,396)
Warren deck truss
(666)
Warren deck truss with all verticals
(119)
Warren truss
(6,997)
West Virginia
(1,552)
Update Log
March 8, 2021: New photo from David Case
May 18, 2013: New photos from Luke Harden
November 9, 2012: Updated by J.P.: Added categories "Monongahela River", "Riveted", "Monongahela Railway", "Pennsylvania Railroad", "New York Central Railroad", "Baltimore & Ohio Railroad"
Sources
J.P.
-
wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
Luke
David Case
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Monongahela Railway Bridge
Posted May 18, 2013, by david yates
(david_y [at] bellsouth [dot] net)
Thought the bridge deserved a few pics
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Thought the bridge deserved a few pics