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Longest span. 324 feet (99 m) Clearance below. 49.2 feet (15.0 m) History. Opened. 1890. Location. The McKeesport Connecting Railroad Bridge, also known as the Riverton Bridge, is a bridge that spans the Monongahela River between McKeesport, and Duquesne, Pennsylvania .
- 324 feet (99 m)
- Monongahela River
- 1890
- Truss bridge
View Maps. and Links. Facility Carried / Feature Intersected. Railroad (Steel Heritage Trail, Great Allegheny Passage Rail-Trail) Over Monogahela River and Railroad. Location. Duquesne and McKeesport: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania: United States. Structure Type.
May 6, 2021 · Thanks as always for reading! abandoned architecture bridge history maps pictures rail-trails rights-of-way steam engines. Location: 321 Locust St, McKeesport, PA 15132, USA. A recent STB abandonment exemption request is of the former McKeesport Connecting Railroad in McKeesport, PA.
HEIGHT OF DECK: 49.1 ft, vertical clearance, channel span. Lock and Dam No. 2, Braddock, normal pool level 718.7 ft. YEAR ERECTED / ENGINEER: 1890. ADDITIONAL INFO: This bridge is shown on various maps under the control of various railroads over time, including the PRR and Conrail.
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The 1,570-foot Riverton Bridge sits nearly 50 feet over the Monongahela River and connects McKeesport with Duquesne. Once a railroad bridge used for carrying commodities and equipment for the Union Railroad and its predecessors, it was retrofitted to carry the Great Allegheny Passage in 2008. Modern ramps on either end allow for smooth access for b...
Built in 1890 as the McKeesport Connecting Railroad Bridge, this structure allowed materials to freely flow between U.S. Steel’s Duquesne Works and McKeesport’s National Tube Company for nearly a hundred years. Its two large spans are excellent examples of late nineteenth century pin-connected railroad trusses.
Open daily, dawn to dusk. The nearest parking lots are at the GAP trailheads in Duquesne and McKeesport.
This bridge once served the McKeesport Connecting Railroad that connected the McKeesport Tube Plant with the Duquesne Works across the Mononogahela River. This bridge was only wide enough for a single track and measures 324 feet long.
Mar 21, 2013 · About the last remaining evidence of McKeesport Connecting's independent existence is an abandoned railroad roundhouse in the RIDC Industrial Center of McKeesport. Digging through my musty archives, I found a brochure issued by the McKeesport Connecting Railroad. It's posted now in Tube City Online's Steel Heritage section.
