Bridge Name: | West Brownsville Junction Bridge |
Carries: | Norfolk Southern Railway |
Crosses: | Monongahela River |
Locale: | Brownsville Township, Pennsylvania and West Brownsville, Pennsylvania |
Design: | Truss bridge |
Mainspan: | 401feet |
Open: | 1882 |
Coordinates: | 40.0339°N -79.8764°W |
The West Brownsville Junction Bridge carries the Norfolk Southern Railway across the Monongahela River from Brownsville Township to West Brownsville in the state of Pennsylvania. The main span is a 401feet Pennsylvania (Petit) truss.[1] The structure was originally designed by the Pennsylvania Railroad as a low-level connector between its mainline and Waynesburg Branch. Today, the bridge continues to serve the same purpose that it has since its inception, carrying coal trains between mines and power plants or other industrial sites.