Pinkerton's Landing Bridge
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Pinkerton's Landing Bridge | |
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![]() Looking upriver with Munhall at right. Carrie Furnace visible at left and Carrie Furnace Hot Metal Bridge further upriver | |
Coordinates | 40°24′53″N 79°53′48″W / 40.4147°N 79.8968°WCoordinates: 40°24′53″N 79°53′48″W / 40.4147°N 79.8968°W |
Carries | CSX Pittsburgh Subdivision |
Crosses | Monongahela River |
Locale | Munhall, Pennsylvania and Rankin, Pennsylvania |
Other name(s) | Pittsburgh, McKeesport and Youghiogheny (Pemickey) Railroad Bridge[1] P&LE Railroad Bridge at Munhall[2] |
Characteristics | |
Design | Truss bridge |
Longest span | 250 feet (76 m) |
Clearance below | 51.6 feet (15.7 m) |
History | |
Opened | 1883[2] |
Location | |
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The Pinkerton's Landing Bridge (officially known as the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Bridge at Munhall[2]) is a truss bridge that carries CSX Transportation's Pittsburgh Subdivision across the Monongahela River between Munhall, Pennsylvania and Rankin, Pennsylvania, United States. The structure's nickname references the 1892 Homestead strike.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Pinkerton%27s_Landing_Bridge_Close-Up.jpg/220px-Pinkerton%27s_Landing_Bridge_Close-Up.jpg)
Detail of the Truss bridge architecture.
It is also known as the Pemickey Bridge, for the Pittsburgh, McKeesport and Youghiogheny Railroad (P. McK. & Y., pronounced "Pemickey") which used to run over the bridge.[3]
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Looking downriver: Munhall at left
See also[]
- Homestead Strike
- List of crossings of the Monongahela River
References[]
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- ^ "Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad; Pittsburgh, McKeesport & Youghiogheny Railroad" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- ^ a b c "PLE RR Bridge at Munhall - Bridges and Tunnels of Allegheny County and Pittsburgh, PA". Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ Burgoyne, Arthur. "Arthur Burgoyne, On the Battle of Homestead, 1893". ExplorePAHistory.com. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
Categories:
- Railroad bridges in Pennsylvania
- Bridges over the Monongahela River
- CSX Transportation bridges
- Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
- Bridges in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area
- Truss bridges in the United States
- Steel bridges in the United States
- Bridges completed in 1883
- 1883 establishments in Pennsylvania
- United States railway bridge stubs
- Pennsylvania bridge (structure) stubs