Crosses Monongahela River Opened 1903 Longest span 125 m Bridge type Truss bridge | Design Truss bridge Clearance below 14 m Location North Versailles Body of water Monongahela River | |
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Carries Norfolk Southern Railway Port Perry Branch Locale North Versailles Township, Pennsylvania and Duquesne, Pennsylvania Similar Monongahela River, Union Railroad Port Perry, Ohio Connecting Railroad, McKeesport‑Duquesne Bridge, McKeesport Connecting Railroad | ||
The PPR Port Perry Bridge is a truss bridge that carries the Norfolk Southern Railway across the Monongahela River between the Pennsylvania towns of North Versailles Township, and Duquesne. The bridge was built to serve the Pennsylvania Railroad, to provide better access to industrial sites, and to help through trains bypass downtown Pittsburgh. Today, the bridge and corresponding route serve a similar purpose and are used to allow high-level loads, especially double-stacked container cars, to avoid the narrower routes through Pittsburgh.
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