Field Notes: Monongahela and Youghiogheny River Crossings - Preliminary ListWhile compiling information for the river crossings, this was a work-in-progress document. See Tours existing and removed bridges over the rivers in Allegheny County.
MONONGAHELA RIVER [* removed] *Point 1; trussed eyebar suspension; 1877 *Point 2; cantilever suspension, through arch; 1927 view page - Fort Pitt; bowstring suspension arch; 1959 *Wabash RR; cantilever through truss, curved upper chord; 1904 *Monongahela; Wernwag covered (Smithfield St); 1818 *Monongahela; Roebling suspension (Smithfield St); 1846 view page - Smithfield St; Lindenthal lenticular truss; 1881 *Panhandle RR 1; PCCStL RR; Pratt through truss and deck trusses; 1865 view page - Panhandle RR 2; PRR; Parker/Pratt through truss and deck trusses; 1903 view page - Liberty; deck spandrel-braced arch; 1928 *Birmingham and Pittsburgh; covered (McKee St, now South 10th St); 1861 *South 10th St; through truss; 1875(?) view page - South 10th St; suspension; 1931
*[Lock1 - Birmingham - removed] view page - Birmingham; bowstring suspension arch; 1977 *South 22nd St (Brady St); cantilever through truss; 1896 view page - Monongahela Connecting RR; Parker through truss and deck trusses, 1887, renovated for motor vehicles 1999-2000 view page - J&L Hot Metal RR; Parker through truss and deck trusses; 1887, renovated for pedestrians and bicycles 2000? *Glenwood 1; pin-connected Pennsylvania truss (Pgh Railways); 1894 view page - Glenwood 2; cantilever through truss; 1966 view page - B&O RR Wheeling Division, Glenwood; Parker/Pratt through truss and deck girders; 1884, upgraded 1915 view page - Homestead High Level; Wichert deck truss; 1936 view page - *Brown's (Homestead) (between Ann St and Amity St); five camelback through truss spans; 1897 view page - P&LE RR, Munhall; three deck trusses, two Pratt through truss side spans, one Parker/Pratt through truss main span; 1883, upgraded pre-1902 view page - Union RR Carrie Furnace Hot Metal, Rankin; one Pennsylvania/Petit through truss, one Pratt through truss, and deck girder trestle; 1901 view page - *Rankin highway and street railway bridge (West Braddock bridge); through trusses; 1897 (shown at top of drawing) view page - George Rankin Jr. highway bridge; cantilever, spandrel-braced deck truss; 1951
[Lock 2 - Braddock] view page - Union RR Hot Metal, Port Perry; Pennsylvania/Petit through truss and deck trusses; 1898 *PRR, Port Perry; through truss and deck trusses?; 1874 view page - PRR, Port Perry; Parker/Pratt through truss and deck trusses; 1902-03 view page - *Duquesne Bridge [McKeesport-Duquesne highway bridge]; four Pratt through trusses and pony girder spans; 1891 view page - McKeesport-Duquesne highway bridge; Parker/Pratt and Pratt through trusses; 1927 view page - McKeesport Connecting RR [URR]; Parker/Pratt through truss and deck trusses; 1890 view page - *Dravosburg Bridge (Dravosburg-Reynoldton {McKeesport} [McClure St - John St]); three Parker/Pratt through truss spans and two deck spans at south approach; 1891 view page - W. D. Mansfield (Dravosburg-McKeesport); cantilever through truss and deck girders; 1945 *Blair Station (Clairton)-Glassport; c1902 view page - *Clairton-Glassport; cantilever, spandrel-braced deck arch; 1928 view page - Clairton-Glassport; deck girder on heightened old piers; 1987 view page - Union RR at Clairton; Parker through truss, deck and pony girders; c.1893, upgraded 1903? view page - *Elizabeth, Plum St (Elizabeth-West Elizabeth); three camelback Pratt through truss spans; 1893 view page - Regis R. Malady (Elizabeth-West Elizabeth); cantilever suspension, trussed arch; 1951
[Lock 3 - Elizabeth]
*Williamsport Bridge (Parkinson's Ferry; Pigeon Creek, Monongahela); 1836 view page - *Monongahela City, downstream from Pigeon Creek; camelback through truss spans; pre-1902 view page - Monongahela City (PA 136), upstream from Pigeon Creek; deck girder; 1988
YOUGHIOGHENY RIVER [* removed] *McKeesport-Reynoldton [Atlantic Av-Third Av, McKeesport]; suspension - truss deck; 1884-c.1960 *Belle Vernon Jct Bridge, P&LE RR, McKeesport [McKeesport and Belle Vernon RR, PMcKY RR]; three Pratt through truss spans and one Pratt deck truss span at south; pre-1893-c.1970 P&LE RR (CSX), McKeesport; Warren through truss and deck girders; c.1970 *Jerome St, McKeesport; (warren truss 1903?) Jerome Av (George Lysle Av), McKeesport; bowstring trussed arch; 1937-39 *Port View Bridge (13th Av?), McKeesport-Port Vue; Pratt through truss with inclined plane truss on hillside at Port Vue; 1892 *15th Av 1, McKeesport-PortVue; through truss; 1906 [1908]-1993 15th Av, McKeesport-PortVue; deck girder; 1993
[Lock # - Port Vue? removed] P&LE/B&O RR near Versailles (Liberty Boro-McKeesport; deck girder; 1970 *Boston (Versailles-Boston/Elizabeth Twp); truss; 1893 Boston (Versailles-Boston/Elizabeth Twp); cantilever; through truss; 1931 *Sutersville (Sutersville-Elizabeth Twp); through truss? Sutersville (Sutersville-Elizabeth Twp); welded beam; 1986
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Bridges and Tunnels of Allegheny County and Pittsburgh, PA
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