Glenwood B&O Railroad Bridge
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Glenwood B&O Railroad Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 40°23′54″N 79°55′53″W / 40.3984°N 79.9314°W |
Carries | W&P Subdivision |
Crosses | Monongahela River |
Locale | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Other name(s) | Wheeling bridge |
Characteristics | |
Design | Pratt truss bridge |
Material | Steel |
Total length | 2,397 feet (731 m) |
Longest span | 453 feet (138 m) |
No. of spans | 3 main |
Piers in water | 4 |
Clearance below | 50.5 feet (15.4 m) |
History | |
Constructed by | American Bridge Company |
Opened | 1884 |
Location | |
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The Glenwood B&O Railroad Bridge is a truss bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which carries Allegheny Valley Railroad's W&P Subdivision over the Monongahela River.
The span was constructed in 1884 and upgraded in 1915. It served the busy Wheeling division of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, which in 1928, operated an average of 19 freight and 12 passenger trains across the structure each day. After B&O was absorbed into CSX Transportation, this company ran local freight trains across the bridge; the short line Allegheny Valley Railroad has a long-term lease to manage this structure, which serves a route between its headquarters in an adjacent rail yard and Washington, Pennsylvania.[1] Archived 2008-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
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