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Fairmont Railroad Bridge

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Crosses
  
Monongahela River

Opened
  
1912

Bridge type
  
Truss bridge

Design
  
Truss bridge

Location
  
Fairmont

Body of water
  
Monongahela River

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Carries
  
CSX Fairmont Subdivision

Locale
  
Fairmont, West Virginia

Similar
  
Robert H Mollohan‑Jefferson Street Bri, Monongahela River, Union Railroad Port Perry, Birmingham Bridge, Glenwood Bridge

The Fairmont Railroad Bridge is a truss bridge that carries the Norfolk Southern Railway across the Monongahela River just north of Fairmont, West Virginia. The bridge was built in 1853 as one of the early works of Albert Fink, the engineer who popularized the use of iron structures as opposed to those that are made of stone masonry or wood. It was reconstructed in 1912 and continues to serve as a major industrial route.

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Fairmont Railroad Bridge Wikipedia