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Oct. 2018 • Solo. Coming through Mckeesport on the Gap trail, takes you through the old US Steel Duquesne Iron Works location, one of the biggest iron works in it's time. At the end, you have to cross the Monongahela River via the Riverton Bridge which was restored in 2007 to become part of the GAP trail. It's a pretty iron truss bridge over ...
GAP MILE 132.5. 18.4 mi West Newton. 317.3 mi Washington, D.C. Website: McKeesport's Website Phone: 412-675-5020. Located at the confluence of the Youghiogheny and Monongahela Rivers, McKeesport was, for over a hundred years, the headquarters for National Tube Works, the country’s preeminent manufacturer of steel tubes, pipes, poles, and ...
Mr. Walsh has been a railroader since 1914, when he started as a clerk for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. On November 15, 1918, he came to work for the McKeesport Connecting as a Locomotive Fireman and was promoted to Engineer May 7, 1922. On November 3, 1930, he was appointed Yardmaster, from whence he advanced to Assistant General ...
31.0 ft, vertical clearance, channel span. YEAR ERECTED / ENGINEER: 1968, Pittsburgh and Lake Erie RR. CSX, current owner. ADDITIONAL INFO: Replaced an earlier bridge built as part of the Pittsburgh, McKeesport and Youghiogheny RR. This bridge, in combination with the 1968 CSX Bridge over the Youghiogheny at Liberty Boro, allowed the removal of ...
Mar 26, 2024 · Harrisburg, March 26, 2024 – Today, Sen. Jim Brewster and Rep. Matthew Gergely announced a $1.8 million Multimodal Transportation grant for the City of McKeesport. McKeesport was awarded the grant to replace the Versailles Avenue Viaduct Bridge. “I am happy to see the state investing in local projects, especially this long-awaited bridge replacement,” said Senator Brewster. […]
Sep 5, 2016 · McKeesport Connecting Railroad Bridge. 1. Bridges. By nwelch54. It's a pretty iron truss bridge over 125 years old and beautiful to ride over . ... It is a little Mom ...
