Crosses Monongahela River Design Truss bridge Clearance below 15 m Location McKeesport Body of water Monongahela River | Other name(s) Riverton Bridge Opened 1890 Longest span 99 m Bridge type Truss bridge | |
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Carries Great Allegheny Passage Locale McKeesport, Pennsylvania and West Mifflin, Pennsylvania Similar Monongahela River, Traction Company, East Troy Electric Railroad, West View Park, Forbes Tower | ||
Great allegheny passage mckeesport connecting railroad bridge across mon river
The McKeesport Connecting Railroad Bridge, also known as the Riverton Bridge, is a bridge that spans the Monongahela River between McKeesport, and Duquesne, PA.
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History
The bridge connected the U.S. Steel Duquesne Works and the National Tube Works in McKeesport and was used by Pennsylvania Union Railroad which is owned and operated by Transtar, Inc., the railroad division of U.S. Steel. In the late 1950s/early 1960s the large blast furnace Dorothy (named for the U.S. Steel president's wife) was built to supply steel to both plants, replacing many smaller furnaces. In the 1980s, during the decline of the American steel industry, both mills were closed and razed. The Bridge remained unused for several years, until 2007, when it became part of the Great Allegheny Passage bike trail from the C&O Canal in Cumberland MD to Pittsburgh PA. The bridge is next to the McKeesport - Duquesne vehicular bridge.