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Ohiopyle High Bridge | |
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.jpg) Ohiopyle High Bridge in 2011 | |
| Coordinates | 39°53′N 79°29′W / 39.88°N 79.49°W |
| Carries | Great Allegheny Passage trail |
| Crosses | Youghiogheny River |
| Locale | Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | girder bridge |
| Total length | 663 feet (202 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1912 |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Ohiopyle High Bridge | |
The Ohiopyle High Bridge is a structure that carries the Great Allegheny Passage trail across the Youghiogheny River slightly north of Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania, United States.[1]
The span was originally opened in 1912 as part of the last major railroad constructed in Pennsylvania. It served the Western Maryland Railway's expansion from Cumberland, Maryland, to Connellsville, Pennsylvania, and was one of two bridges to cross a meandering section of the river in Ohiopyle. The High Bridge rises over 100 feet higher than the nearby Ohiopyle Low Bridge, which sits upstream from the area's famous waterfall.
By the 1960s, the importance of the High Bridge was dramatically reduced. In 1975, the Western Maryland eliminated all service west of Hancock, Maryland.[2]
The bridge was rehabilitated and reopened for public use in 1989, and became part of the Great Allegheny Passage rail trail.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Ohiopyle Low and High Bridges". Great Allegheny Passage. Homestead, PA: Great Allegheny Passage Conservancy. Retrieved July 11, 2026.
- ↑ Salamon, Stephen J.; Hopkins, William E. (1991). The Western Maryland Railway in the Diesel Era. Silver Spring, Maryland: Old Line Graphics. ISBN 1-879314-07-X.
- ↑ "Ohiopyle High and Low Bridges". Building the GAP: Our Story. West Newton, PA: Regional Trail Corporation. Retrieved July 11, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Bridge Mapper Archived November 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- Bridge Photos
39°52′32″N 79°29′39″W / 39.87558°N 79.49406°W
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