Port Perry Bridge (Pennsylvania Railroad)
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PRR Port Perry Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 40°23′14″N 79°51′05″W / 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) |
| 45.6 feet (13.9 m) | |
| History | |
| Opened | 1903 |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of PRR Port Perry Bridge | |
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.[1] The bridge was built to serve the Pennsylvania Railroad, to provide better access to industrial sites, and to help through trains bypass downtown Pittsburgh.[1] 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.
See also
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[edit]- 1 2 "PRR Port Perry Bridge - Bridges and Tunnels of Allegheny County and Pittsburgh, PA". pghbridges.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
External links
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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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