Rankin Substation
Rankin Substation is an electrical substation in Borough of Rankin, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Rankin Substation is situated nearby to Rankin Bridge, as well as near the church New Testament Ministries.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rankin Bridge and 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 470 feet south of Rankin Substation.
Carrie Furnace Hot Metal Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Rankinbr, Public domain.
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. Carrie Furnace Hot Metal Bridge is situated 1,900 feet west of Rankin Substation.
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 3,500 feet northwest of Rankin Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rankin and Braddock.
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.
Braddock
Village
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Braddock is a borough located in the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, 10 miles upstream from the mouth of the Monongahela River.
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.
Rankin Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Borough of Rankin, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.40762° or 40° 24′ 27″ northLongitude
-79.87989° or 79° 52′ 48″ westOpen location code
87G2C45C+22OpenStreetMap ID
way 818182603
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