Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad

Reporting mark: BLE
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B&LE - Conneaut Creek Swing Bridge (Old) (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built 1898; Removed 1910
Lost Through truss bridge over Conneaut Creek
Replaced by a new bridge

BLE - Allegheny River Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1918
Warren deck truss bridge over Allegheny River on Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad
Open to traffic

BLE - BPRR and Connoquenessing Creek Bridge (Butler County, Pennsylvania)
Through truss bridge over BPRR and Connoquenessing Creek on BLE RR
Open to traffic

BLE - Connoquenessing Creek Bridge (Butler County, Pennsylvania)
Deck plate girder bridge over Connoquenessing Creek and S Monroe St on BLE RR
Open to traffic

BLE - Cornell Viaduct (Mercer County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1928
Deck plate girder bridge over old BLE right of way on BLE Railroad
Open to traffic

BLE - Culmerville Tunnel (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1894; Removed 1922
Lost Tunnel under Under highway on Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad
Demolished

BLE - Cussewago Creek Bridge (Erie County, Pennsylvania)
Abandoned bridge over Branch of Cussewago Creek on Abandoned B&LE railroad branch
Derelict/abandoned

BLE - Franklin Road Overpass (Mercer County, Pennsylvania)
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Franklin Road on BLE Railroad
Open to traffic

BLE - Kittanning Street Bridge (Butler County, Pennsylvania)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Kittanning Street and creek on BLE RR
Open to traffic

BLE - Little Deer Creek Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1911
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Little Deer Creek & Little Deer Creek Valley Road on Railroad
Open to traffic

BLE - Little Deer Creek Bridge (Old) (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1897; replaced 1911
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Little Deer Creek on Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

BLE - Little Shenango River Bridge (Mercer County, Pennsylvania)
Deck plate girder bridge over Little Shenango River on Railroad
Open to traffic

BLE - Osgood Viaduct (Mercer County, Pennsylvania)
Deck plate girder bridge over Little Shenago River/Werner Road, NYC and ERIE RRs on B&LE Railroad
Open to traffic

BLE - Railroad over Pennsylvania Turnpike Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1952
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over I-76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike) on Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad
Removed but not replaced

BLE - Scrubgrass Road Overpass (Mercer County, Pennsylvania)
Deck plate girder bridge over Scrubgrass Road and Mill Creek on BLE Railroad
Open to traffic

BLE - Shenango River Bridge (Mercer County, Pennsylvania)
Through truss bridge over Shenago River on BLE Railroad
Open to traffic

BLE - Spring Creek Bridge (Erie County, Pennsylvania)
Abandoned through truss bridge over French Creek on Abandoned B&LE railroad branch
Derelict/abandoned

CN - Four Track Swing Bridge (Ashtabula County, Ohio)
Built 1910
Through truss bridge over Conneaut Creek on Canadian National Railroad w highway single lane
Open

Platea Bridge (Erie County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1936
Concrete tee beam bridge over B&LE Railroad on PA 18 (Main Street)
Open to traffic