OFFICIAL NAME:
OTHER DESIGNATION:
PLE RR Bridge at Munhall
Pinkerton's Landing Railroad Bridge
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LOCATION:
Munhall - Rankin
USGS 7.5" Topo Quad - UTM Coordinates:
Pittsburgh East - Zone 17; 0591 4473
CARRIES:
railroad
BETWEEN:
-- inactive USS Carrie Furnace (Rankin) on right descending bank of Monongahela River
-- The Waterfront commerical redevelopment, site of Homestead Steel Works (Munhall) on left descending bank of Monongahela River
CROSSES:
-- Monongahela River at mile 8.6
TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION / DESIGN:
Parker/Pratt through trusses and Pratt deck trusses
LENGTH OF MAIN SPAN:
250 ft
TOTAL LENGTH (including longest elevated ramp):
HEIGHT OF DECK:
51.6 ft, vertical clearance, channel span
Emsworth Dam normal pool level 710 ft
YEAR ERECTED / ENGINEER:
1883, upgraded pre-1902
ADDITIONAL INFO:
FIELD CHECKED:
10-May-2000
INFO SOURCES:
USACE Monongahela River Nav. Charts
