Glenwood B&O Railroad Bridge

Glenwood B&O Railroad Bridge
Coordinates	40°23′54″N 79°55′53″W / 40.3984°N 79.9314°W / 40.3984; -79.9314Coordinates: 40°23′54″N 79°55′53″W / 40.3984°N 79.9314°W / 40.3984; -79.9314
Carries	W&P Subdivision
Crosses	Monongahela River
Locale	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Other name(s)	Wheeling bridge
Characteristics
Design	Pratt truss bridge
Material	Steel
Total length	2,397 feet (731 m)
Longest span	453 feet (138 m)
No. of spans	3 main
Piers in water	4
Clearance below	50.5 feet (15.4 m)
History
Constructed by	American Bridge Company
Opened	1884
Location

The Glenwood B&O Railroad Bridge is a truss bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which carries Allegheny Valley Railroad's W&P Subdivision over the Monongahela River.

The span was constructed in 1884 and upgraded in 1915. It served the busy Wheeling division of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, which in 1928, operated an average of 19 freight and 12 passenger trains across the structure each day. After B&O was absorbed into CSX Transportation, this company ran local freight trains across the bridge; the short line Allegheny Valley Railroad has a long-term lease to manage this structure, which serves a route between its headquarters in an adjacent rail yard and Washington, Pennsylvania.[1]

See also[]

• List of crossings of the Monongahela River

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