Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad over PA Turnpike - Bridges and Tunnels of Allegheny County and Pittsburgh, PA

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OFFICIAL NAME:
WB-438; MP 40.1

PENNDOT BMS NUMBER:
-

OTHER DESIGNATION:
Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad (former) over PA Turnpike

LOCATION:
Indiana Twp.

LATITUDE, LONGITUDE:
40.555085, -79.845087

USGS 7.5" Topo Quad - UTM Coordinates:
New Kensington West - Zone 17; 0600 4486

CARRIES:
-- PA Turnpike maintenance vehicles
-- former Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad, Indianola Mine spur (closed)

BETWEEN:
-- MP 40.1
-- Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad mainline
-- site of Indianola Mine

CROSSES:
-- PA Turnpike [I-76], 4 lanes

TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION / DESIGN:
through steel girder

LENGTH OF MAIN SPAN:

TOTAL LENGTH (including longest elevated ramp):

HEIGHT OF DECK:

YEAR ERECTED / ENGINEER:
1951, Buchart Horn engineers for Western Extension
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Removed 2015

ADDITIONAL INFO:

FIELD CHECKED:
-

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Page created: 10-Aug-2009
Last modified: 09-Sep-2009; 29-Feb-2016

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