Thursday, May 14, 2026

1930 W&LE Banning Bridge over Youghiogheny River near Jacobs Creek, PA

(Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; Historic BridgesSatellite)

W&LE = Wheeling & Lake Erie

Norris Tunnel is a little east of this bridge.

Photo by benpsut via BridgeHunter

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The 1,582' (482m) long bridge has a main span of 270' (113m).

Wade, Jun 2021

This a K-truss bridge. [BridgeHunter]
Digitally Zoomed

1 comment:

  1. That whole line is full of wonderful bridges and trestles. The depth of that truss over the Yough is great, as is the one over the Monongehela near Brownsville. There is also an impressive trestle that runs under the PA Turnpike Mon-Fayette Expressway's massive Joe Montana bridge. There are two other smaller but unusual trestles (which I think are WLE heritage) over I-376 between Rook Yard and 376's Fort Pitt Tunnels.

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