New Geneva Bridge
Appearance
New Geneva Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 39°46′52″N 79°56′05″W / 39.78111°N 79.93472°W |
Carries | Norfolk Southern Monongahela Subdivision |
Crosses | Monongahela River |
Locale | Nicholson Township and Monongahela Township, Pennsylvania |
Characteristics | |
Design | Truss bridge |
Total length | 950 feet (290 m) |
Longest span | 475 feet (145 m) |
History | |
Opened | 1912 |
Location | |
The New Geneva Bridge is a truss bridge that carries the Norfolk Southern Railway across the Monongahela River between Nicholson Township and Monongahela Township, Pennsylvania. The bridge was originally built to serve the Monongahela Railroad; it has long been part of a heavily traveled coal route. At the time of construction, it was the largest bridge ever constructed using end launching.[1] The structure is just upriver from Friendship Hill National Historic Site.
See also
[edit]- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
- List of crossings of the Monongahela River
References
[edit]- ^ Spivey, Justin M. (April 2000). "Monongahela Railroad, New Geneva Bridge" (PDF). Historic American Engineering Record. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 1. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
External links
[edit]- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-528, "Monongahela Railroad, New Geneva Bridge, Spanning Monongahela River, South of Lock & Dam No. 7, New Geneva, Fayette County, PA", 10 photos, 1 color transparency, 4 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
Categories:
- Bridges completed in 1912
- Bridges in Fayette County, Pennsylvania
- Bridges in Greene County, Pennsylvania
- Bridges over the Monongahela River
- Norfolk Southern Railway bridges
- Railroad bridges in Pennsylvania
- Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
- 1912 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Truss bridges in the United States
- Metal bridges in the United States
- United States railway bridge stubs
- Pennsylvania bridge (structure) stubs