Pittsburgh, Chartiers & Youghiogheny Railroad Bridge
PC&Y Railroad Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 40°29′31″N 80°04′55″W / 40.49194°N 80.08194°W |
| Carries | 1 rail line |
| Crosses | Ohio River |
| Locale | Neville Township, Pennsylvania and Stowe Township, Pennsylvania |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Pennsylvania-Petit Pratt through truss; subdivided Double Warren through truss; two deck girder spans |
| Total length | 920 ft |
| Longest span | 280 ft |
| Clearance below | 7 ft est. |
| History | |
| Opened | 1894 |
| Location | |
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The PC&Y Railroad Bridge carries a single railroad track over the Ohio River, between Stowe Township, Pennsylvania and Neville Island, Pennsylvania.[1][2]
Description
[edit]Built in 1894,[3] this through truss railroad bridge once served the Pittsburgh, Chartiers & Youghiogheny Railroad. Previously used for the PC&Y's transport of tinplate scrap from Pittsburgh's Federal Street station to Neville Island,[4] it spans the back channel of the Ohio River, and is still in use today. A single rail line crosses the bridge, connecting chemical plants on the industrial half of the island with the Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad mainline.
References
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- ^ "Pittsburgh, Chartiers & Youghiogheny Railroad, 1898-1995," in "Guide to the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Company Records, 1860-1999." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: University of Pittsburgh, ULS Archives & Special Collections, retrieved online January 8, 2023.
- ^ Hikes, Emily. "Guide to the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Company Records, 1860-1999 AIS.1982.23," in "Historic Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: University of Pittsburgh Library System, retrieved online January 8, 2023.
- ^ "PC&Y RR Fleming Park Bridge - Bridges and Tunnels of Allegheny County and Pittsburgh, PA".
- ^ "Freight Rate Cut." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The Pittsburgh Press, June 27, 1927, p. 1 (subscription required).