OTHER DESIGNATION:
P&LE Bridge over Yough at McKeesport

LOCATION:
McKeesport

USGS 7.5" Topo Quad - UTM Coordinates:
McKeesport - Zone 17; 1595 4467

BETWEEN:
-- CSX on right descending bank of Monongahela River
-- CSX on left descending bank of Youghiogheny River with branch line of CSX on right descending bank of Monongahela River

CROSSES:
-- (RDB to LDB) Water St; Youghiogheny River at mile 0.3; River Rd

LENGTH OF MAIN SPAN:
248.0 ft

TOTAL LENGTH (including longest elevated ramp):

HEIGHT OF DECK:
31.0 ft, vertical clearance, channel span

YEAR ERECTED / ENGINEER:
1968, Pittsburgh and Lake Erie RR
CSX, current owner

This bridge, in combination with the 1968 CSX Bridge over the Youghiogheny at Liberty Boro, allowed the removal of the former B&O RR tracks through the heart of McKeesport.

The B&O RR tracks cut an arc diagonally through the heart of McKeesport. They curved to meet Fourth Av at the B&O station between Locust and Sinclair Streets. North of this location, the tracks of the P&LE RR (former Pittsburgh, McKeesport and Youghiogheny RR) converged with other lines to completely fill Fourth Av (McKeesport and Bessemer RR; McKeesport Connecting RR).

Until the last train in 1970, the B&O tracks plagued the downtown area with numerous grade crossings and constant delays. In 1968, this P&LE bridge at McKeesport and a new bridge up the Yough at Liberty Boro allowed train traffic to continue along Fourth Av to the left bank of the Youghiogheny River.

Map - Bridges over the Yough at McKeesport, 1900 Hopkins plat map
Map - McKeesport, 1900 Hopkins plat map index

FIELD CHECKED:
23-Oct-2000

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