Carrie Furnace Hot Metal Bridge

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Carrie Furnace Hot Metal Bridge
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Bridge with Carrie Furnace visible
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Carries Union Railroad (Pittsburgh)
Crosses Monongahela River
Locale Whitaker, Pennsylvania and Rankin, Pennsylvania
Official name Rankin Hot Metal Bridge #35
Other name(s) Union Railroad Rankin Hot Metal Bridge #35
Characteristics
Design Truss bridge
Material steel
Longest span 483 feet (147 m)
Piers in water 3
Clearance below 50.8 feet (15.5 m)
History
Opened 1900

The Carrie Furnace Hot Metal Bridge (also known as the Union Railroad Rankin Hot Metal Bridge #35) is a railroad truss bridge across the Monongahela River between Whitaker, Pennsylvania and Rankin, Pennsylvania. The bridge is used by Union Railroad which is owned and operated by Transtar, Inc., a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation.

History

The bridge was built to carry freight between Whitaker and the USS Carrie Furnace, with the downstream line shielded for the use of hot metal trains.[1] Currently owned by the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area.

See also

References

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