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NS - Fort Wayne Bridge

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Photos 

Ft Wayne RR Bridge Pittsb jeh

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Map 

Street Views 

Facts 

Overview
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Allegheny River on Norfolk Southern Railroad
Location
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1901-1904; replaced earlier 1868 lattice truss bridge; raised 1918; lower deck tracks removed c1950s
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Conrail (CR)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
- Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway (PFtWC)
Design
Pennsylvania through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 319.0 ft.
Total length: 985.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 13, 1979
Also called
PRR - Fort Wayne Bridge
Fort Wayne Railroad Bridge
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge.
Bridge No. 1
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.44817, -79.99619   (decimal degrees)
40°26'53" N, 79°59'46" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/585122/4477985 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Pittsburgh East
Inventory number
BH 50079 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (471)
Allegheny River (88)
American Bridge Co. (1,763)
Built 1904 (629)
Built during 1900s (7,936)
Conrail (1,803)
Double decker (67)
Have street view (30,403)
NR-listed (3,027)
Norfolk Southern Railway (2,218)
Open (41,427)
Owned by railroad (14,124)
 Penn Central Railroad (1,635)
Pennsylvania (6,762)
Pennsylvania Railroad (1,123)
Pennsylvania truss (610)
Pin-connected (5,423)
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway (7)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (182)
Railroad (16,990)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,306)
Through truss (19,028)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,200)
Truss (38,309)

Update Log 

  • February 14, 2022: New photos from Bambi Sharkoman
  • April 21, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • May 28, 2019: New photo from David Case
  • March 18, 2017: New Street View added by Brandon Cooper
  • December 20, 2016: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
  • July 12, 2016: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • March 23, 2015: Photos imported by Dave King
  • November 7, 2011: Added by Frank Hicks

Sources 

  • Frank Hicks
  • Pghbridges.com - PghBridges.com article on Fort Wayne Railroad Bridge
  • Wikipedia - Article on Fort Wayne Railroad Bridge
  • Luke
  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Brandon Cooper
  • David Case
  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Jesse Sharkoman Berube - jesseberube5 [at] gmail [dot] com
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Comments 

NS - Fort Wayne Bridge
Posted February 14, 2022, by Jesse Sharkoman (jesseberube5 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Some Bridges Just Have Amazing Vantage Points

NS - Fort Wayne Bridge
Posted March 19, 2017, by Brandon Cooper

I got a DVD of railroad action in Pittsburgh in the days prior to the combined NS/CSX takeover of Conrail and this bridge was featured early on in the DVD.

Interesting bridge as the rails are recessed into the girder structure. I can't figure out why it was designed that way in the first place, but it makes for an interesting video seeing the trains look like they are sinking.