Brilliant Branch Railroad Bridge
The Brilliant Branch Railroad Bridge is a truss bridge that carries Allegheny Valley Railroad's Brilliant Branch across the Allegheny River between the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Highland Park and the borough of Aspinwall, Pennsylvania.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium and UPMC St. Margaret.
Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium
Zoo
The Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium is a zoo and aquarium in the United States, one of only six major zoo and aquarium hybrids in the United States. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Highland Park, the zoo sits on 77 acres of park land where it exhibits more than 4,000 animals representing 475 species, including 20 threatened or endangered species. Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium is situated 4,100 feet west of Brilliant Branch Railroad Bridge.
UPMC St. Margaret
Hospital
UPMC St. Margaret is a mid-sized, acute care, teaching community hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, located in the Lincoln–Lemington–Belmar neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, adjacent to the borough of Aspinwall. UPMC St. Margaret is situated 2,700 feet east of Brilliant Branch Railroad Bridge.
Sauer Buildings Historic District
Historic site
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Sauer Buildings Historic District, located between 607 and 717 Center Avenue in Aspinwall, Pennsylvania, consists of a group of buildings designed and built by Frederick C. Sauer Buildings Historic District is situated 3,000 feet north of Brilliant Branch Railroad Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aspinwall and Highland.
Aspinwall
Village
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Aspinwall is a borough on the Allegheny River in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 2,916 at the 2020 census.
Highland
Neighborhood
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Highland Park is a neighborhood in the northeastern part of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Highland Park, the neighborhood, fully encompasses the park with the same name.
Strip District-Lawrenceville
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The Strip District and Lawrenceville are two prominent neighborhoods on the eastern side of Pittsburgh, in an area with many former industrial and warehouse districts where many immigrant workers lived.
Brilliant Branch Railroad Bridge
- Type: Bridge
- Description: rail bridge over Allegheny River
- Categories: truss bridge, railway bridge, and transportation
- Location: Borough of Aspinwall, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.48681° or 40° 29′ 13″ northLongitude
-79.90485° or 79° 54′ 18″ westOpen location code
87G2F3PW+P3OpenStreetMap ID
way 663707445OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q4968043
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