Port Perry Bridge (Pennsylvania Railroad)
Bridge in Pennsylvania and Duquesne, Pennsylvania
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The PPR Port Perry Bridge is a truss bridge that carries the Port Perry Branch of the Norfolk Southern Railway across the Monongahela River between the Pennsylvania towns of North Versailles Township, and Duquesne.[1] The bridge was built to serve the Pennsylvania Railroad, to provide better access to industrial sites, and to help through trains bypass downtown Pittsburgh.[1] Today, the bridge and corresponding route serve a similar purpose and are used to allow high-level loads, especially double-stacked container cars, to avoid the narrower routes through Pittsburgh.
CrossesMonongahela River
PRR Port Perry Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 40.3871°N 79.8513°W |
| Carries | Norfolk Southern Railway Port Perry Branch |
| Crosses | Monongahela River |
| Locale | North Versailles Township, Pennsylvania and Duquesne, Pennsylvania |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Truss bridge |
| Longest span | 409.5 feet (124.8 m) |
| Clearance below | 45.6 feet (13.9 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1903 |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of PRR Port Perry Bridge | |
