Monday, June 3, 2024

1926 NS/Pennsy New Brighton Bridge over Beaver River at Beaver Falls, PA

(Archived Bridge Hunter; Historic Bridges; HAER; Satellite)

"This railroad bridge is composed of very heavy but shallow riveted deck truss spans. The truss shape was dictated by a  need to maintain the existing railroad elevation, but also to provide clearance for a proposed canal." [HistoricBridges]

Street View, Dec 2015, Gimp brightness: +50, contrast: +35

MP Rail Photography posted
NS 66X, ethanol loads for Reybold, DE, head eastbound on the Ft. Wayne Line.  With an NS SD70ACe leader, the train is seen crossing the Beaver River at Beaver Falls, PA.
May 26, 2024
Beaver Falls, PA
Power:
NS 1038 - SD70ACe
CP 8565 - AC44CW
NS 9953 - C44-9W

And this view wouild be looking the other way.
MP Rail Photography posted
NS 4425 and NS 3956 lead 23G across the Beaver River in Beaver Falls, along the Ft. Wayne Line.
May 26, 2024
Beaver Falls, PA
Power:
NS 4425 - AC44C6M
NS 3956 - C44-9W (Former KCS/BNSF Power)

The Pittsburgh & Lake Eire (P&LE) is the railroad that goes under the Pennsy on the west side of the river.
HAER PA,4-NBRIG,1--1
Left panel of panoramic overview of Beaver River Bridge and New Brighton, looking NE from Patterson Heights, abuts PA-511-2 - Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway, Beaver River Bridge, Spanning Beaver River along line of Second Avenue, New Brighton, Beaver County, PA

"Significance: The Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway's Beaver River Bridge includes several unusually shallow and heavy skewed Warren deck trusses. The interesting and well-documented history of this crossing includes a rare instance of highway and railroad bridges trading places." [HAER_data]

HAER PA,4-NBRIG,1--6
Interior view of fixed end of northernmost truss span, looking due south.

1953 Beaver Quad @ 24,000

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1 comment:

  1. PRJJune 4, 2024 at 7:16 AM

    The eastern approach to the bridge, where the Youngstown and Fort Wayne lines join contains a semi-typical PRR flyover. It is much more spread out than most, so the rising tracks are on sloped fills, rather than more compact concrete trestles or walls, with the only concrete section being relatively short retaining walls and the tunnel where the Youngstown line ducks under Fort Wayne Track 2.

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