33rd Street Railroad Bridge
Appearance
33rd Street Railroad Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 40°27′57″N 79°58′25″W / 40.4657°N 79.9736°W |
Carries | Allegheny Valley Railroad (P&W Subdivision) |
Crosses | Allegheny River |
Locale | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Other name(s) | B&O Railroad Bridge at 33rd Street and Herr's Island |
Characteristics | |
Design | Truss bridge |
Material | Steel |
Longest span | 400 feet (120 m) |
Clearance below | 44.9 feet (13.7 m) |
History | |
Opened | 1921 |
Location | |
The 33rd Street Railroad Bridge is a truss bridge that carries the Allegheny Valley Railroad on the P&W Subdivision over the Allegheny River in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
History
The Allegheny River was first crossed at this point by a railroad bridge built in 1884 by the Iron City Bridge Works, which moved to Pittsburgh from Cincinnati in 1856.[1]
This was replaced by the B&O bridge in 1921.[2]
See also
List of crossings of the Allegheny River
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to B&O Railroad Bridge at 33rd Street.
- ^ Cushing (1889). History of Allegheny County. Chicago: A. Warner Co.
- ^ "Bridges & Tunnels of Allegheny County and Pittsburgh, PA - 33rd street railroad bridge". August 31, 2001. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
Categories:
- Bridges in Pittsburgh
- Railroad bridges in Pennsylvania
- Bridges in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Bridges over the Allegheny River
- Former CSX Transportation bridges
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bridges
- Bridges completed in 1921
- 1921 establishments in Pennsylvania
- United States railway bridge stubs
- Pennsylvania bridge (structure) stubs
- Pittsburgh building and structure stubs