Union Railroad Clairton Bridge

Union Railroad Clairton Bridge
Coordinates 40°17′40″N 79°52′01″W / 40.2945°N 79.8669°W / 40.2945; -79.8669Coordinates: 40°17′40″N 79°52′01″W / 40.2945°N 79.8669°W / 40.2945; -79.8669
Carries Pennsylvania Union Railroad
Crosses Monongahela River
Locale Clairton, Pennsylvania and Glassport, Pennsylvania
Official name Clairton Coke Works Bridge
Characteristics
Design Truss bridge
Longest span 482.0 feet (146.9 m)
Clearance below 47.5 feet (14.5 m)
History
Opened 1893
The bridge some time around the early 1900s.

The Union Railroad Clairton Bridge, commonly known as the Clairton Coke Works Bridge, is a truss bridge that formerly carried traffic between Clairton, Pennsylvania and Glassport, Pennsylvania for the Pennsylvania Union Railroad which is owned and operated by Transtar, Inc., a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation. The structure, which featured a single track, has been out of service since the 1970s, as rail traffic was rerouted to the US Steel Clairton Works as the steel industry began to decline. The bridge is currently slated to become part of the Montour Trail, one of many current Pittsburgh-area bike trails projects.

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