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Carrie Furnace Hot Metal Bridge

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38: 380: 303: 329: 245:, with the downstream line shielded for the use of hot metal trains. It opened on 31 December 1900 for hot metal traffic and on 14 June 1901 to general traffic. It is currently owned by the 434: 252:
In 2016, Allegheny County announced that it would begin assessing the bridge for future use by motor vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians. Making a direct connection with
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is one of the goals of the project, which officials hope will relieve backups for automobile traffic entering
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This article is about the rail bridge between Rankin and Whitaker. For the Pittsburgh bridge, see
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The bridge was built to carry freight between Whitaker and the US Steel
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Bridge over the Monongahela River in Pennsylvania, US
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Hot Metal Bridge

Carrie Furnace
Coordinates
40°24′31″N 79°53′09″W / 40.4087°N 79.8857°W / 40.4087; -79.8857
Union Railroad (Pittsburgh)
Monongahela River
Whitaker, Pennsylvania
Rankin, Pennsylvania
Truss bridge
Clearance below
truss bridge
Monongahela River
Whitaker, Pennsylvania
Rankin, Pennsylvania
Carrie Furnace
Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area
Pennsylvania Route 837
The Waterfront
Great Allegheny Passage
Homestead Steel Works
Carrie Furnace
List of crossings of the Monongahela River
"Union Railroad Company"
"Allegheny County begins process to reopen Hot Metal Bridge between Swissvale and Munhall"
Monongahela River
Rankin Bridge

Pinkerton's Landing Bridge
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