Port Perry Bridge (Union Railroad)
Appearance
Union Railroad Port Perry Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 40°23′17″N 79°51′08″W / 40.3880°N 79.8522°W |
Carries | Pennsylvania Union Railroad |
Crosses | Monongahela River |
Locale | North Braddock, Pennsylvania and Duquesne, Pennsylvania |
Other name(s) | Union Railroad Hot Metal Bridge |
Characteristics | |
Design | Truss bridge |
Longest span | 378 feet (115 m) |
Clearance below | 55.2 feet (16.8 m) |
History | |
Opened | 1898 |
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The Union Railroad Port Perry Bridge it is a truss bridge that carries the Pennsylvania Union Railroad across the Monongahela River between North Braddock, Pennsylvania and Duquesne, Pennsylvania. Industrial pipelines also adorn the bridge, as natural gas is transported between the communities. Union Railroad is owned and operated by Transtar, Inc., a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation.
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Categories:
- Railroad bridges in Pennsylvania
- Bridges over the Monongahela River
- Bridges completed in 1898
- Bridges in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- U.S. Steel
- Metal bridges in the United States
- Truss bridges in the United States
- 1898 establishments in Pennsylvania
- United States railway bridge stubs
- Pennsylvania bridge (structure) stubs