Crosses Allegheny River Opened 1902 Bridge type Truss bridge Other name Pennsylvania Railroad | Design Truss bridge Location Cranberry Township Body of water Allegheny River | |
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Carries Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad Locale Cranberry Township and Oil City, Pennsylvania Carry Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad Similar Donald R Lobaugh Bridge, 33rd Street Railroad Bridge, David McCullough Bridge, 30th Street Bridge, Emlenton Bridge | ||
The Oil City Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge is a truss bridge that carries the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad (WNY&P) across the Allegheny River between Cranberry Township and Oil City, Pennsylvania. The bridge was originally built to serve the Pennsylvania Railroad as part of its Buffalo Line. WNY&P is the fourth owner of the structure. After the breakup of the Pennsy, Conrail took ownership of the line. The breakup of these company saw Norfolk Southern assigned the rights; the WNY&P took ownership in 2006 as they extended their trackage from Meadville, Pennsylvania to Oil City. Because the bridge once served as a major junction point for several Pennsylvania Railroad lines, it features a unique approach structure. One section went from Oil City through Tidioute, Pennsylvania and then on to Warren, Pennsylvania. Conrail abandoned this line in 1976, but it may re-open so that the WNYP has a direct route to Warren.