PC&Y Railroad Bridge

PC&Y Railroad Bridge
Coordinates 40°29′31″N 80°04′55″W / 40.49194°N 80.08194°W / 40.49194; -80.08194Coordinates: 40°29′31″N 80°04′55″W / 40.49194°N 80.08194°W / 40.49194; -80.08194
Carries 1 rail line
Crosses Ohio River
Locale Neville Township, Pennsylvania and Stowe Township, Pennsylvania
Characteristics
Design Pennsylvania-Petit Pratt through truss; subdivided Double Warren through truss; two deck girder spans
Total length 920 ft
Longest span 280 ft
Clearance below 7 ft est.
History
Opened 1894

The PC&Y Railroad Bridge carries a single railroad track over the Ohio River, between Stowe Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and Neville Island, Pennsylvania.

Description

Built in 1894,[1] this through truss railroad bridge once served the Pittsburgh, Chartiers & Youghiogheny Railroad. It spans the back channel of the Ohio River, and it is still in use today. A single rail line crosses the bridge, connecting chemical plants on the industrial half of the island with the Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad mainline.

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