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.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- 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: University of Pittsburgh Applied Research Center and Rachel Carson Homestead.
University of Pittsburgh Applied Research Center
Research institute
Rachel Carson Homestead
Museum
Jonathon Hulton Bridge
Bridge
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Acmetonia and Harmarville.
Cheswick
Village
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Bridge
- Categories: railway bridge, truss bridge, and transport
- Location: Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.53801° or 40° 32′ 17″ north
Longitude
-79.82101° or 79° 49′ 16″ west
Open location code
87G2G5QH+6H
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
Wikidata ID
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Allegheny River Turnpike Bridge and Fourteen Mile Island.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Allegheny River below C.W. Bill Young Lock and Dam at Acmetonia and Freeport Road opp #1101 (Mulligan’s).
Allegheny County: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Pittsburgh and Oakland.
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