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NS - Conemaugh Viaduct

Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Photo 

Conemaugh, Viaduct, Johnstown, flood ,1889

Photo taken by Panoramio user Ron Shawley

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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BH Photo #366098

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Conemaugh River on NS Railroad
Location
Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1889
Railroads
- Conrail (CR)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.36833, -78.81920   (decimal degrees)
40°22'06" N, 78°49'09" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/685155/4470922 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Geistown
Inventory number
BH 73908 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,348)
Arch (12,652)
Built 1889 (257)
Built during 1880s (2,165)
Cambria County, Pennsylvania (69)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,257)
Conrail (1,710)
 Deck arch (11,889)
Norfolk Southern Railway (2,093)
Open (40,968)
Owned by railroad (13,494)
Penn Central Railroad (1,537)
Pennsylvania (5,762)
Pennsylvania Railroad (1,026)

Update Log 

  • July 2, 2019: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • September 25, 2016: Added by Dave King

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