Rankin Bridge

The George Rankin Jr. Memorial Bridge is a cantilever bridge that carries the Green Belt across the Monongahela River between and in in the USA.
Wikipedia
Photo: Whitaker, Public domain.
  • Type: Bridge
  • Description: bridge in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
  • Also known as: “George Rankin Jr. Memorial Bridge”

Places of Interest Nearby

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Bridge
Photo: Rankinbr, Public domain.
The is a railroad truss bridge across the Monongahela River between , and . The bridge has been out of service since about 1982, when the closed. is situated 1,900 feet west of Rankin Bridge.

Ruins
Photo: PixOnTrax, Public domain.
is a retired blast furnace located along the Monongahela River in the area industrial town of . It was one of the structures comprising the Homestead Steel Works. is situated 3,800 feet northwest of Rankin Bridge.

Bus station
Photo: hhm8, CC BY 2.0.
Roslyn is a station on the East Busway, located in . is situated 1 mile north of Rankin Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rankin and Braddock.

Village
Photo: Whitaker, Public domain.
is a borough in , United States, 8 miles south of on the Monongahela River. The borough was named after Thomas , a local landowner.

Village
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is a borough in , United States. It is located in the eastern suburbs of , 10 miles upstream from the mouth of the Monongahela River.

Village
Photo: Whitaker, Public domain.
is a borough in , United States, and is on the Monongahela River 3 miles upriver from . The population was 1,179 at the 2020 census.

Rankin Bridge

Latitude
40.40632° or 40° 24′ 23″ north
Longitude
-79.87998° or 79° 52′ 48″ west
Elevation
709 feet (216 metres)
Open location code
87G2C44C+G2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 758791194
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Geo­Names ID
5207582
Wiki­data ID
Q14629009
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