Beaver Bridge (Ohio River)
| Company type | Railroad bridge |
|---|---|
| Industry | Transportation infrastructure |
| Founded | 1910 |
| Headquarters | Monaca, Pennsylvania and Beaver, Pennsylvania , United States |
| Products | Railroad crossing |
| Owner | CSX Transportation |
The Beaver Bridge is a railroad crossing over the Ohio River that links Monaca, Pennsylvania with Beaver, Pennsylvania. It comprises two main sections: a southern cantilever through truss measuring with anchor arms, and a northern camelback through truss spanning . This structure supports two tracks operated by CSX Transportation.
Previous bridges
Originally, a wrought iron bridge constructed in 1878 stood downstream from the present location. In 1890, this was succeeded by a single-track bridge erected at the same site.
Current bridge
Between March 1908 and May 1910, the current bridge was built for the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, following designs by Albert Lucius and construction by the McClintic-Marshall Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Its cantilever architecture is particularly significant, especially given that the railroad chose this design despite the 1907 failure of the Quebec cantilever bridge during its assembly.
See also
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
- List of crossings of the Ohio River
External links
- Monaca-Beaver Railroad Bridge at Bridges & Tunnels
- Old photos of Beaver Bridge
- Articles with short description
- Bridges completed in 1910
- Bridges over the Ohio River
- CSX Transportation bridges
- Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
- Railroad bridges in Pennsylvania
- Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
- Cantilever bridges in the United States
- Truss bridges in the United States
- Bridges in Beaver County, Pennsylvania
- 1910 establishments in Pennsylvania