PC&Y Railroad Bridge

PC&Y Railroad Bridge
Carries	1 rail line
Crosses	Ohio River
Locale	Neville Township, Pennsylvania and Stowe Township, Pennsylvania
Design	Pennsylvania-Petit Pratt through truss; subdivided Double Warren through truss; two deck girder spans
Total length	920 ft
Longest span	280 ft
Clearance below	7 ft est.
Opened	1894

The PC&Y Railroad Bridge carries a single railroad track over the Ohio River, between Stowe Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and Neville Island, Pennsylvania.

Description

Built in 1894,^[1] this through truss railroad bridge once served the Pittsburgh, Chartiers & Youghiogheny Railroad. It spans the back channel of the Ohio River, and it is still in use today. A single rail line crosses the bridge, connecting chemical plants on the industrial half of the island with the Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad mainline.

References

1. ^ http://pghbridges.com/pittsburghW/0577-4482/pcyrrneville.htm

Coordinates: 40°29′31″N 80°04′55″W / 40.491989°N 80.082022°W / 40.491989; -80.082022