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9th Street Bridge

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

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9th Street Bridge

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Photo from old postcard

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BH Photo #503278

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pennsylvania/Camelback through truss bridge over Allegheny River on 9th Street
Location
New Kensington, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
Design
(1) Pennsylvania through truss
(3) Camelback through trusses
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.56420, -79.77188   (decimal degrees)
40°33'51" N, 79°46'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/603965/4491105 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 93971 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (471)
Allegheny River (88)
Camelback truss (428)
Lost (31,795)
Lost 1927 (126)
Lost during 1920s (903)
New Kensington, Pennsylvania (2)
 Owned by city (6,281)
Pennsylvania (6,762)
Pennsylvania truss (610)
Replaced by new bridge (21,686)
Through truss (19,028)
Truss (38,309)
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (127)

Update Log 

  • January 25, 2023: New photo from Paul Plassman
  • August 19, 2021: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added truss types
  • August 19, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Paul Plassman

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