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West Penn - BoWest Viaduct

Fayette County, Pennsylvania

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Photo scanned by Jay Miller

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Overview
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Western Maryland Railway on West Penn Railway
Location
Dunbar, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Status
Removed
History
Built 1905; Removed ca. 1952
Railroads
- Interurban
- West Penn Railways
- Western Maryland Railway (WM)
Design
Deck plate girder
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.98600, -79.60985   (decimal degrees)
39°59'10" N, 79°36'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/618689/4427128 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
South Connellsville
Inventory number
BH 68334 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (16,880)
Built 1905 (820)
Built during 1900s (7,632)
Curved (490)
Deck girder (6,303)
Dunbar, Pennsylvania (1)
Fayette County, Pennsylvania (86)
Girder (11,169)
Grade Separated Rail Crossing (421)
Interurban (998)
 Lost (28,435)
Lost 1952 (61)
Lost during 1950s (859)
Pennsylvania (5,764)
Plate girder (8,724)
Railroad (16,455)
Timber stringer (4,318)
West Penn Railways (10)
Western Maryland Railway (92)

Update Log 

  • July 6, 2015: Added by Luke

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