Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Bridge
The Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Bridge is a truss bridge that carries the Canadian National Railway's Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad division across the Allegheny River between the Pittsburgh suburbs of Plum and Harmar Township, Pennsylvania.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge over the Allegheny River in Pennsylvania
- Also known as: “B&LE Railroad Bridge” and “Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include University of Pittsburgh Applied Research Center and Rachel Carson Homestead.
University of Pittsburgh Applied Research Center
Research institute
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The University of Pittsburgh Applied Research Center was a one-million-square foot, U-PARC is located 14 miles from Downtown Pittsburgh in Harmar Township, Pennsylvania adjacent to the Route 28 expressway and Interstate 76, the Pennsylvania Turnpike. University of Pittsburgh Applied Research Center is situated 3,400 feet northwest of Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Bridge.
Rachel Carson Homestead
Museum
Photo: Leepaxton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Rachel Carson Homestead is a National Register of Historic Places site that is located in Springdale, Pennsylvania, United States, eighteen miles northeast of Pittsburgh and near the Allegheny River. Rachel Carson Homestead is situated 2 miles east of Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Bridge.
Jonathon Hulton Bridge
Bridge
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The Jonathon Hulton Bridge, built in 1908, was the first major bridge designed by Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Spanning the Allegheny River, it connected the eastern Pittsburgh suburbs of Oakmont and Harmarville, Pennsylvania. Jonathon Hulton Bridge is situated 1½ miles southwest of Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Acmetonia and Harmarville.
Acmetonia
Village
Harmar Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It contains the communities of Acmetonia, Harmarville, Harmar Heights, and Chapel Downs.
Harmarville
Hamlet
Harmarville is an unincorporated community located in Harmar Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Cheswick
Village
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Cheswick is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Allegheny River. The population was 1,672 as of the 2020 census. Cheswick Borough was incorporated in 1902. It is a residential suburb of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Bridge
- Categories: railway bridge, truss bridge, and transportation
- Location: Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.53801° or 40° 32′ 17″ northLongitude
-79.82101° or 79° 49′ 16″ westOpen location code
87G2G5QH+6HOpenStreetMap ID
way 805829042OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q14629091
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