Carrie Furnace Hot Metal Bridge
The Carrie Furnace Hot Metal Bridge is a railroad truss bridge across the Monongahela River between Whitaker, Pennsylvania, and Rankin, Pennsylvania. The bridge has been out of service since about 1982, when the Carrie Furnace closed.Photo: Rankinbr, Public domain.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge over the Monongahela River
- Also known as: “Rankin Hot Metal Bridge” and “Union Railroad Rankin Hot Metal Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carrie Furnace and Rankin Bridge.
Carrie Furnace
Ruins
Photo: PixOnTrax, Public domain.
Carrie Furnace is a retired blast furnace located along the Monongahela River in the Pittsburgh area industrial town of Swissvale, Pennsylvania. It was one of the structures comprising the Homestead Steel Works. Carrie Furnace is situated 2,100 feet northwest of Carrie Furnace Hot Metal Bridge.
Rankin Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Whitaker, Public domain.
The George Rankin Jr. Memorial Bridge is a cantilever bridge that carries the Green Belt across the Monongahela River between Whitaker and Rankin in Pennsylvania in the USA. Rankin Bridge is situated 1,900 feet east of Carrie Furnace Hot Metal Bridge.
Roslyn station
Bus station
Roslyn is a station on the East Busway, located in Swissvale. Roslyn station is situated 4,100 feet north of Carrie Furnace Hot Metal Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rankin and Whitaker.
Rankin
Village
Photo: Whitaker, Public domain.
Rankin is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, 8 miles south of Pittsburgh on the Monongahela River. The borough was named after Thomas Rankin, a local landowner.
Whitaker
Village
Photo: Whitaker, Public domain.
Whitaker is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and is on the Monongahela River 3 miles upriver from Pittsburgh. The population was 1,179 at the 2020 census.
Braddock
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0 us.
Braddock is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh, 10 miles upstream from the mouth of the Monongahela River.
Carrie Furnace Hot Metal Bridge
- Categories: truss bridge, railway bridge, and transportation
- Location: Borough of Munhall, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.40815° or 40° 24′ 29″ northLongitude
-79.88653° or 79° 53′ 12″ westOpen location code
87G2C457+79OpenStreetMap ID
way 758791216OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q5046233
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In Other Languages
“Carrie Furnace Hot Metal Bridge” goes by many names.
- German: “Union RR Carrie Furnace Hot Metal Bridge”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Harden Place and Munhall Volunteer Fire Company No. 5.
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