Port Perry Bridge (Union Railroad) Explained

Bridge Name:Union Railroad Port Perry Bridge
Also Known As:Union Railroad Hot Metal Bridge
Carries:Pennsylvania Union Railroad
Crosses:Monongahela River
Design:Truss bridge
Mainspan:378feet
Below:55.2feet
Open:1898
Coordinates:40.388°N -79.8522°W

The Union Railroad Port Perry Bridge is a truss bridge that carries the Pennsylvania Union Railroad across the Monongahela River between Duquesne, Pennsylvania and the former town site of Port Perry in North Versailles, Pennsylvania.[1] [2] Industrial pipelines adorn the bridge, conveying coke oven gas produced at U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works to the company's Edgar Thomson Steel Works near the north end of the bridge for use as fuel.

References

  1. Web site: Union Railroad Port Perry, Pennsylvania MP15 17 and 13 Union Railroad Port Perry Bridge April 9, 2002 Dick Flock photograph National Railway Historical Society, Inc. . 2023-06-20 . nrhs.com.
  2. Web site: PA CONFERENCE OF TEAMSTERS . 2023-06-20 . www.pacfteamsters.com.