Port Perry Bridge (Pennsylvania Railroad)
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. The bridge was built to serve the Pennsylvania Railroad, to provide better access to industrial sites, and to help through trains bypass downtown Pittsburgh. 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.
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 |
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External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to PRR Port Perry Bridge.
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-300, "Conrail Port Perry Bridge"
- "PRR Port Perry Bridge". pghbridges.com.
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