P&WV = Pittsburgh & West Virginia
"The United States enjoyed the distinction of having the world's longest cantilever truss span for a short time, thanks to this record-breaking bridge, which is an extremely early example of a monumental-sized cantilever truss bridge" [Historic Bridges]
This was built as part of the project by the Wabash Railroad to gain access to the Pittsburgh market. This project also included a tunnel and bridge in Pittsburgh.
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| Street View |
I'm glad to see that they have left the decorative finals on top of the towers.
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| Street View |
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| Bridge Hunter |
I count 24 panels in the navigation span.
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| Historic Bridges |
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| C Hanchey Flickr, License: Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC) |
I include a construction photo of the Wabash bridge in Pittsburgh because this bridge would have been built the same way.
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| Photographer unknown via Bridge Hunter |
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| Mtnclimberjoe Rail Photography posted A trio of SD40's lead Wheeling & Lake Erie train 218 as it crosses over the Ohio River bridge into Rockdale, West Virginia from Mingo Junction, Ohio. This massive bridge was built in 1904 by the American Bridge Company and at the time was the world's longest cantilever truss bridge. It's distinct style includes decorative finials on top of the two main towers. https://www.flickr.com/photos/mtnclimberjoe50/53197635518/ ====Info==== 8/20/2023 WLE Rook Subdivision Rockdale, WV WLE 218 (Manifest; Brewster, OH to Rook, PA) WE 6991 SD40-2 Ex. CITX 3068, GCFX 3068, GTW 5929 Blt. 1970 WE 6348 SD40-2 Ex. EMDX 6348, SOO 6348, MILW 175 Blt. 1973 WE 6354 SD40-2 Ex. AWVR 1206, AWVR 9705, KCS 665 Blt. 1974 |
This bridge is in the background of this steel plant photo.
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| JSW via DeBruler |
Note the similarity to the slightly longer (removed) Wabash Bridge over the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh
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