Pinkerton's Landing Bridge

Pinkerton's Surrender Bridge
Looking upriver with Munhall at right. Carrie Furnace visible at left and Carrie Furnace Hot Metal Bridge further upriver
Coordinates40°24′53″N 79°53′48″W / 40.4147°N 79.8968°W / 40.4147; -79.8968
CarriesCSX Pittsburgh Subdivision
CrossesMonongahela River
LocaleMunhall, Pennsylvania and Rankin, Pennsylvania
Other name(s)Pittsburgh, McKeesport and Youghiogheny (Pemickey) Railroad Bridge[1]
P&LE Railroad Bridge at Munhall[2]
Characteristics
DesignTruss bridge
Longest span250 feet (76 m)
Clearance below51.6 feet (15.7 m)
History
Opened1883[2]
Location
Map

The Pinkerton's Surrender Bridge (officially known as the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Bridge at Munhall[2]) is a truss bridge that carries CSX Transportation's Pittsburgh Subdivision across the Monongahela River between Munhall, Pennsylvania and Rankin, Pennsylvania, United States. The structure's nickname references the 1892 Homestead strike, in which Pinkerton forces surrendered to striking union steelworkers.

Detail of the Truss bridge architecture.

It is also known as the Pemickey Bridge, for the Pittsburgh, McKeesport and Youghiogheny Railroad (P. McK. & Y., pronounced "Pemickey") which used to run over the bridge.[3]

Looking downriver: Munhall at left

See also

References

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  1. ^ "Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad; Pittsburgh, McKeesport & Youghiogheny Railroad" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "PLE RR Bridge at Munhall - Bridges and Tunnels of Allegheny County and Pittsburgh, PA". Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  3. ^ Burgoyne, Arthur. "Arthur Burgoyne, On the Battle of Homestead, 1893". ExplorePAHistory.com. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
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