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Historic American Engineering Record
Monongahela Connecting Railroad Company
Hot Metal Bridge
HAER No. PA-277-C



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





INDEX TO PHOTOGRAPHS

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

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

Photographer: William Samek, June 1993

PA-277-C-1 From north bank -- up river -- Span 2 on left to Span 6 on right. Coke Plant in distance (under Span 3).

PA-277-C-2 Skew Span on left to Span 3 on right from north bank -- up river.

PA-277-C-3 Span 4 on right to Skew Span on left - from south bank -- up river.

PA-277-C-4 From Skew Span to portal on Span 1 looking up grade toward the south end.

PA-277-C-5 From Span 6 to portal on Span 5 looking down grade toward north end.

PA-277-C-6 Pier 4 and Span 5 from underneath -- down river side from south side.

PA-277-C-7 Underside of Span 2 from down river side, north shore.

PA-277-C-8 Span 5 from deck of Main Bridge.

PA-277-C-9 Bronze slide expansion plate at Pier 3, on right, fixed end left.

PA-277-C-10 Typical top chord pin connection at portal.

PA-277-C-11 Diagonal reinforcement at intermediate pin connection Span 3.

PA-277-C-12 Underside of Skew Span -- Hot Metal system on right, towards Rocker Bent.

PA-277-C-13 Underside Span 1, Hot Metal Bridge on right toward Pier 1.





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Page created:
Last modified: 08-May-2002

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