Oil City Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge
Oil City Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 41°25′21″N 79°41′52″W / 41.42250°N 79.69778°WCoordinates: 41°25′21″N 79°41′52″W / 41.42250°N 79.69778°W |
| Carries | Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad |
| Crosses | Allegheny River |
| Locale | Cranberry Township and Oil City, Pennsylvania |
| Other name(s) | Pennsylvania Railroad, Allegheny River Bridge |
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| Design | Truss bridge |
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| Opened | 1932 |
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The Oil City Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge is a truss bridge that carries the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad (WNY&P) across the Allegheny River between Cranberry Township and Oil City, Pennsylvania. The bridge was originally built to serve the Pennsylvania Railroad as part of its Buffalo Line. WNY&P is the fourth owner of the structure. After the breakup of the Pennsy, Conrail took ownership of the line. The breakup of these company saw Norfolk Southern assigned the rights; the WNY&P took ownership in 2006 as they extended their trackage from Meadville, Pennsylvania to Oil City.[1] Because the bridge once served as a major junction point for several Pennsylvania Railroad lines, it features a unique approach structure. One section went from Oil City through Tidioute, Pennsylvania and then on to Warren, Pennsylvania. This line was operated until 1976. It was removed in the early 1980s.
See also[]
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
- List of crossings of the Allegheny River
References[]
- ^ Gushard, Keith (December 22, 2005). "Meadville will be a railroad town again: Railroad companies expanding operations through Meadville". The Meadville Tribune.
External links[]
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- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-22, "Pennsylvania Railroad, Allegheny River Bridge"
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