MONONGAHELA CONNECTING RAILROAD COMPANY, HAER No. PA-277-B
MAIN BRIDGE

Crossing the Monongahela River at mile post 3.1
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Pennsylvania

Photographer: William Samek, June 1993

PA-277-B-1 From south side looking down river -- south half of bridge.

PA-277-B-2 From south side looking down river -- north half of bridge.

PA-277-B-3 From north bank looking down river -- Spans -- 2-3-4-5-6 (from right to left).

PA-277-B-4 North portal of Skew Span looking south and leading to Span 1 Main Bridge on the left and Span 1 Hot Metal Bridge on the right.

PA-277-B-5 On Skew Span looking south toward Span 1 and beyond.

PA-277-B-6 From south end of Span 5 looking north toward Span 4.

PA-277-B-7 Pin connection and eye bar nest, lower chord, up river truss, 321'-4" Span 3.

PA-277-B-8 Pin connecting and eye bar nest, lower chord, down river truss 132'-0" Span 2 from Hot Metal Bridge.

PA-277-B-9 Skew Span -- underneath showing floor system for two tracks on Main Bridge, from abutment end toward Rocker Bent.

PA-277-B-10 Span 1 -- underneath showing floor system from Rocker Bent toward Pier 1. Hot Metal Bridge Span 1 adjacent on right.

PA-277-B-11 Span 2 -- foreground, Span 3 beyond - underneath from riverbank vicinity Pier 1 toward Pier 2 in river.

PA-277-B-12 Abutment end of Skew Span.

Drawing - Index to Photographs

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Last modified: 08-May-2002

HAER Text: Richard L. McCombs, Vice President - Operations, Monongahela Connecting Railroad Company
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