Rating:
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PIR - Chartiers Creek Bridge #2

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Photos 

Chartiers Branch Bridge

Photo taken by Frank Hicks in July 2013

BH Photo #259889

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Chartiers Creek on PRR Chartiers Branch
Location
Carnegie, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Status
Derelict/abandoned
History
Railroad abandoned 1959
Railroads
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
- Pittsburgh Industrial Railroad (PIR)
Design
Pratt through truss
Also called
PRR - Chartiers Creek Bridge #2
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.40255, -80.08771   (decimal degrees)
40°24'09" N, 80°05'16" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/577414/4472836 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Pittsburgh West
Inventory number
BH 57202 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

7-panel truss (373)
Abandoned (3,730)
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (431)
Carnegie, Pennsylvania (4)
Have street view (27,132)
Pennsylvania (5,356)
Pennsylvania Railroad (908)
 Pin-connected (3,944)
Pittsburgh Industrial Railroad (6)
Pratt through truss (5,463)
Pratt truss (9,401)
Railroad (15,685)
Through truss (15,286)
Truss (33,144)

Update Log 

  • April 24, 2014: New Street View added by Luke Harden
  • July 16, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Pittsburgh Industrial Railroad", "Railroad"
  • July 16, 2013: Added by Frank Hicks

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PIR Chartiers Creek Bridge #2
Posted February 1, 2014, by george oakley (georgeoakley49 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

does anyone know the current status of this abandoned r.r. bridge?please let me know.thanks.