1894 Bridge: (Archived Bridge Hunter)
1966 Bridge: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Historic Bridges; PGHbridges; Satellite)Tower: (Satellite)
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| Photo via BridgeHunter_1894, License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA) Also, NewsInteractive, which has photos of the bridges along the Monongahela River. |
This was a pin-connected bridge.
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| Jackson-Township historical preservation posted Old Glenwood Bridge over the Monongahela River near the Hazelwood neighborhood of Pittsburgh. (Photo from Blaine Stanziana via https://www.facebook.com/groups/132768683480072/) |
The first photo must be of the north end because the bridge is curved and the separate truss in the foreground is going over railroad tracks. The second bridge must be of the south end.
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| Apr 17, 1948 @ 35,400; AR1DQ0000040080 |
1966 Bridge
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| HistoricBridges This continuous truss bridge is 2,276' (694m) long with a 567' (173m) main span. |
It has a vertical clearance of 50' (15m). [PGHbridges]
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| NewsInteractive, Credit: Post-Gazette "The current Glenwood Bridge, which opened in 1966, is Pennsylvania's first all-welded, steel truss bridge." |
"This bridge is unusual because most of the trusses are below deck except at the piers where they rise up forming a through truss design." [HistoricBridges]
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| Street View, Oct 2024 |
To find a railroad tower that is still standing is rare.
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| Street View, Nov 2022 |
Note that long ago, the tower didn't have any graffiti.
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| Street View, May 2012 |
It appears to be a former-B&O tower because the upstream railroad bridge is a former-B&O bridge.
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| 1951/51 Pittsburgh East Quad @ 24,000 |
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