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Wheel on Steel:
Larger Railroad Bridges in Allegheny County

USGS Quadrangle Name and UTM Grid

TOUR UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Preliminary Listing

Tour Index - Other Tours

For Railroad Crossings over the four rivers, refer to the Tour for each river.
view page - Allegheny River: The Many Lives of the "Belle Riviére"
view page - Monongahela: The River Highway
view page - Ohio River: Gateway to the West
view page - Youghiogheny: The Recreational River



BRADDOCK

0598 4472
view page - Union RR viaduct over Electric Av, Beech St and Cable Av (East Pittsburgh)
- deck concrete arches with infill and deck girders
[40.399955,-79.834878]

0598 4471
view page - Union Railroad [URR] over Norfolk Southern RR [NSRR, former PRR] (East Pittsburgh)
- through truss
[40.392381, -79.837593]

view page - Union Railroad [URR] Low Grade Viaduct over Main St and former Braddock Av at Bessemer
- deck truss trestle
[40.391666,-79.83947]

view page - Union Railroad [URR] High Grade Viaduct over Turtle Creek at Bessemer (East Pittsburgh - North Versailles)
- deck truss trestle
[40.391555, -79.840785]

view page - Norfolk Southern RR [NSRR] [former PRR] over Turtle Creek below Westinghouse Bridge (East Pittsburgh - North Versailles)
- deck arch
[40.392850, -79.836236]

0599 4473
Union RR viaduct over Larimer Av and Brown Av (Turtle Creek)
- deck girder trestle
[40.406454, -79.830952]
[40.408235, -79.826167]

0604 4470
PRR over Brush Creek (Trafford)
- deck
[40.383657, -79.767094]


BRIDGEVILLE

0574 4467
NW RR [Wabash] over Chartiers Creek, west of Bridgeville (Bridgeville - South Fayette)
- through truss
[40.359164, -80.120625]

PRR over Chartiers Creek, west of Bridgeville (Bridgeville - South Fayette)
[40.358490, -80.120126]

0575 4468
NW RR [Wabash] over Washington Pike [PA50 - Orange Belt] (Bridgeville)
- deck girder
[40.361870, -80.110787]

NW RR [Wabash] over Chartiers Creek, south of Mayer St (Bridgeville - Collier)
[40.363366, -80.108029]

0576 4468
PRR over Chartiers Creek, north of Union St (Bridgeville - Collier)
- through truss
[40.363223, -80.104108]

0576 4469
NW RR [Wabash] over Montgomery Av, Conrail and Chartiers Creek (Collier - Scott)
- deck girder trestle
[40.370465, -80.097080]

0582 4468
NW RR [West Side Belt RR] over Castle Shannon Blvd, Library Rd [PA88] and Port Authority "T" (Castle Shannon)
- deck girder trestle
[40.365144, -80.022671]

0582 4460
view page - Library Viaduct - Montour Trail (former Montour Railroad) over Library Rd and Piney Fork (Snowden)
[40.289552, -80.026855]


CANONSBURG

0570 4466
NW RR [Wabash] over Millers Run and PRR, end of McLean St [McClane St] (South Fayette)
- deck girder
[40.343993, -80.169795]

0573 4467
NW RR [Wabash] over Millers Run Rd and Millers Run at First Av (South Fayette)
- 2 through trusses and deck girder trestle
[40.343993, -80.169795]


GLASSPORT

0588 4459
NW RR [WSB RR] over Peters Creek and Montour Trail [Montour RR], western wye leg (Jefferson Hills)
- deck girder trestle
[40.276137, -79.960781]

0588 4458
NW RR [WSB RR] over Peters Creek and Montour Trail [Montour RR], east wye leg (Jefferson Hills - South Park)
- through truss and deck girder trestle
[40.279517, -79.954838]

0595 4461
Union RR [WSB RR, Montour RR] over State St [PA837] (Clairton)
- through truss
[40.302481, -79.877354]

0596 4463
Union RR over Conrail and PA837, at Coal Valley (Clairton - Jefferson Hills)
- through truss
[40.319530, -79.898865]

Conrail over PA837, at Coal Valley (Clairton - Jefferson Hills)
- deck concrete beam and steel girder
[40.318933, -79.898704]


PITTSBURGH EAST

0584 4475
view page - Port Authority "T" [PRR, Panhandle RR] wye at south end of Panhandle Bridge
- deck girder
[40.431187, -79.999309]

PRR over Arlington Av
-deck girder
[40.430644, -80.001310]

0584 4471
WLE RR [West Side Belt RR] over Whited St
- deck girder
[40.395841, -79.999555]

WLE RR [West Side Belt RR] over Port Authority "T" Busway
[40.390391, -79.998214]

0585 4472
Port Authority "T" over Colerain St
- deck girder
[40.396221, -79.997892]

0586 4480
Pittsburgh Junction Railroad over Allegheny River back channel [CSX]
downstream span [40.468205, -79.975909]
upstream span [40.468360, -79.975652]

0587 4479
view page - Pittsburgh Junction Railroad trestle above 33rd St [CSX]
- girder trestle
[40.462577,-79.97003]

view page - Pittsburgh Junction Railroad trestle to 36th St Yard [CSX]
- trussed wooden trestle
[40.462577,-79.97003]

0588 4473
Conrail viaduct over Becks Run and Becks Run Rd at East Carson St (Baldwin - Pittsburgh)
- deck concrete beam and steel girder
[40.410947, -79.955943]

0590 4471
CSX Railroad [B&O] bridge over Monongahela River south approach over Union, PLE, Conrail and 8th Av
[40.395326, -79.929625]

Conrail over Baldwin Rd and CSX Railroad
- deck concrete beam and steel girder
[40.393610, -79.933176]

0591 4474
CSX Railroad over Nine Mile Run, Old Browns Hill Rd and MacFarren St
[40.415252, -79.9159560

0592 4479
view page - PRR Brilliant Branch Viaduct at Silver Lake
- stone arch viaduct
[40.462197, -79.904841]

view page - PRR Brilliant Branch Viaduct at Highland Dr (Leech Farm Rd)
- stone arch viaduct


PITTSBURGH WEST

0576 4478
PRR over Chartiers Creek, south of Scully Yard (Pittsburgh-Robinson)
[40.450899, -80.092435]
-

0576 4472
PRR over Chartiers Creek west of Hammond St (Carnegie-Collier)
[40.399984, -80.098422]
-

0576 4471
PRR over Chartiers Creek southwest of Superior St (Carnegie-Heidelberg)
[40.393872, -80.099022]

0577 4474
Airport Busway [Panhandle RR, PRR] over Chartiers Creek (Pittsburgh-Rosslyn Farms)
[40.420161, -80.080783]

0577 4472
PRR [Panhandle RR] crossings over Chartiers Creek near Third St (Carnegie-Scott)
- through truss
[40.402565, -80.087607]

0577 4471
NW RR [Wabash] over Hope Hollow Rd and Georges Run (Scott)
[40.394182, -80.083165]

0578 4479
PCY Ry over Chartiers Creek at Windgap (McKees Rocks-Pittsburgh)
[40.463617, -80.074346]

0578 4474
PCY Ry over Chartiers Creek (Pittsburgh-Rosslyn Farms)
[40.416927, -80.077500]

0578 4473
WLE RR [Wabash] over Penn Lincoln Parkway West and Bell Rd, west of Rook Yard (Scott)
- deck girder trestle
[40.410743, -80.073702]

0579 4480
PCY Ry over PLE RR (McKees Rocks)
[40.469878, -80.057738]

0580 4479
PLE RR over Chartiers Creek (McKees Rocks-Pittsburgh)
- through truss
[40.464981, -80.053393]

0580 4479
OCRR over Eckert St (Pittsburgh)

0582 4477
view page - West Side Belt RR over Saw Mill Run and Main St, West End
- deck girder trestle
[40.443399,-80.030159]

view page - PRR over West Side Belt RR, West End
- stone arch
[40.444743, -80.029725]

view page - West Side Belt RR over West Carson St
- plate girder
[40.44529,-80.029805]

0582 4476
West Side Belt RR over Saw Mill Run and Woodville Av at Minotte
- deck girder trestle
[40.434258, -80.031731]

0582 4475
WLE RR [Wabash] over Penn Lincoln Parkway West
- deck girder trestle
[40.429987, -80.028207]

WLE RR [West Side Belt RR] over Penn Lincoln Parkway West
- deck girder trestle
[40.430203, -80.027842]

0582 4473
Port Authority "T" over Dagmar and Cape May
- deck girder
[40.411225, -80.022333]

0583 4475
Wabash over Saw Mill Run at Woodruff St
- stone arch
[40.425450, -80.020798]

WLE RR [West Side Belt RR] over Saw Mill Run at Seldom Seen, north crossing
- deck girder
[40.425180, -80.021034]

WLE RR [West Side Belt RR] over Saw Mill Run at Seldom Seen, south crossing
- deck girder
[40.424000, -80.019650]

0583 4474
Port Authority "T" Bridge over Saw Mill Run Blvd
- deck girder
[40.414893, -80.011432]

0583 4473
WLE RR [West Side Belt RR] over Liberty Av
- deck girder
[40.413039, -80.010075]

Port Authority "T" over Brookside
- deck girder
[40.411029, -80.016131]

0584 4477 & 0585 4477
PRR Ft Wayne and PA Canal across North Side #36
-- over Merchant St [40.449821, -80.008900]
-- over Federal St [40.449576, -80.004630]
-- over Sandusky St [40.449976, -80.002720]
-- over Anderson St [40.450303, -80.001197]
-- Fort Wayne north approach over I-279 and canal lock site [40.450409, -79.998043]
-- over Chestnut St [40.453830, -79.993494]

0584 4472
WLE RR [West Side Belt RR] over Edgebrook
[40.401895, -80.001712]



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