West Brownsville Junction Bridge

West Brownsville Junction Bridge
Coordinates	40°02′02″N 79°52′35″W / 40.03389°N 79.87639°W / 40.03389; -79.87639 (West Brownsville Junction Bridge)Coordinates: 40°02′02″N 79°52′35″W / 40.03389°N 79.87639°W / 40.03389; -79.87639 (West Brownsville Junction Bridge)
Carries	Norfolk Southern Railway
Crosses	Monongahela River
Locale	Brownsville Township, Pennsylvania and West Brownsville, Pennsylvania
Characteristics
Design	Truss bridge
Longest span	401 feet (122 m)
History
Opened	1882
Location

The West Brownsville Junction Bridge carries the Norfolk Southern Railway across the Monongahela River from Brownsville Township to West Brownsville in the state of Pennsylvania. The main span is a 401-foot (122 m) Pennsylvania (Petit) truss.^[1] The structure was originally designed by the Pennsylvania Railroad as a low-level connector between its mainline and Waynesburg Branch. Today, the bridge continues to serve the same purpose that it has since its inception, carrying coal trains between mines and power plants or other industrial sites.

See also[]

• List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
• List of crossings of the Monongahela River

References[]

External links[]

• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-556, "Pennsylvania Railroad, West Brownsville Junction Bridge"

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