Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Bridge (Allegheny River)
Bridge in Pennsylvania and Harmar Township, Pennsylvania
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The Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Bridge is a truss bridge that carries the Canadian National Railway's Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad division across the Allegheny River between the Pittsburgh suburbs of Plum and Harmar Township, Pennsylvania. In 1897, a single-track trestle and viaduct was built on this site; in 1918, the original piers were doubled in width, the current double-tracked structure built alongside, and then slid into place.[citation needed] The original north trestle approach was buried in slag dumped from an adjacent temporary filling trestle.[2]
Coordinates40.5376°N 79.8209°W
CarriesCanadian National Railway Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad division
CrossesAllegheny River
Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 40.5376°N 79.8209°W |
| Carries | Canadian National Railway Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad division |
| Crosses | Allegheny River |
| Locale | Plum, Pennsylvania and Harmar Township, Pennsylvania |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Truss bridge |
| Total length | 2,327 feet (709 m) |
| Longest span | 520 feet (160 m)[1] |
| 89 feet (27 m) | |
| History | |
| Opened | 1918 |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Bridge | |
