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AVR - Brilliant Cutoff Bridge

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Photos 

1905 Postcard

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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BH Photo #335759

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Allegheny River on Allegheny Valley Railroad
Location
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1904;
Builder
- Pennsylvania Steel Co. of Steelton, Pennsylvania
Railroads
- Allegheny Valley Railroad (AVR)
- Conrail (CR)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
Design
Pennsylvania through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.48706, -79.90508   (decimal degrees)
40°29'13" N, 79°54'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/592795/4482393 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Pittsburgh East
Inventory number
BH 68921 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (432)
Allegheny River (70)
Allegheny Valley Railroad (9)
Aspinwall, Pennsylvania (1)
Built 1904 (571)
Built during 1900s (7,366)
Conrail (1,603)
Deck girder (5,868)
Deck truss (1,773)
Girder (10,440)
Have street view (27,207)
Open (40,021)
 Penn Central Railroad (1,412)
Pennsylvania (5,373)
Pennsylvania Railroad (922)
Pennsylvania Steel Co. (157)
Pennsylvania truss (493)
Pin-connected (3,968)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (156)
Plate girder (8,097)
Through truss (15,364)
Truss (33,275)
Warren deck truss (612)
Warren truss (6,659)

Update Log 

  • May 12, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • August 30, 2018: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
  • September 22, 2016: New photo from Dave King
  • August 17, 2015: New Street View added by Luke

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