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URR High Grade Viaduct (back) leads toward Port Perry

Main information page -- High Grade Viaduct

Main information page -- Low Grade Viaduct

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View south: High Grade Viaduct (back) leads to Port Perry Bridge over the Monongahela River, Low Grade Viaduct descends to Port Perry Yard at Edgar Thomson Steel Works
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Two views south from elevated Braddock Avenue;

Two tracks from High Grade and single track from Low Grade cross Norfolk Southern on a Warren through truss

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View southeast on old Braddock Av toward Low Grade Viaduct;

Low Grade concrete pier with High Grade deck truss beyond;

High Grade deck truss crosses Turtle Creek

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Low Grade (left), High Grade (right) above the intersection of Main St and old Braddock Av, Westinghouse Bridge beyond;

Low Grade (left), High Grade (right): old Braddock Av closed off with fence;

Low Grade (left), High Grade (right): Main St to East Pittsburgh at left;

Opposite view (northwest) from below High Grade toward intersection of old and new Braddock Avenues

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Low Grade Viaduct descends to Port Perry Yard;

Port Perry Yard at Edgar Thomson Steel Works, Braddock;

Iron ore pellets

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(left to right) PRR Port Perry branch, U junction bridge over Turtle Creek, URR High Grade Viaduct over Turtle Creek, URR Low Grade Viaduct to Edgar Thomson, elevated Braddock Ave, URR over PRR (HAER photo);

Bessemer Junction at it high point with town of Brinton -- photo includes 1897 B&LE RR span over PRR with original configuration of connections to Port Perry and Steel Works;

2004 photo



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Page created: 28-Feb-2009
Last modified: 28-Feb-2009

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