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Speers Railroad Bridge

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Crosses
  
Monongahela River

Opened
  
1931

Design
  
K Truss bridge

Speers Railroad Bridge

Carries
  
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway

Locale
  
North Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania and Speers, Pennsylvania

Other name(s)
  
Belle Vernon Railroad Bridge

The Speers Railroad Bridge, also called the Belle Vernon Railroad Bridge, carries the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway across the Monongahela River from Speers east to North Belle Vernon in the state of Pennsylvania. The structure was originally designed by the Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railroad using a K-truss style that is rarely used outside of the Great Plains. The high level span passes features several smaller approach segments on the river's eastern bank due to the width of the valley.

References

Speers Railroad Bridge Wikipedia