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Railroad Bridge

May 14, 1963

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Railroad Bridge
  • Title
  • Railroad Bridge
  • Creator
  • Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Company
  • Date
  • May 14, 1963
  • Identifier
  • 8223.7146.RR
  • Description
  • View of the Panhandle Bridge built by the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Panhandle" Division in 1903 cross the Monongahela River near East Carson Street between South First Street and South Second Street. This bridge replaced a similar bridge built in 1863 in roughly the same location. The Port Authority of Pittsburgh began using this bridge in 1985 for the "T" Light Rail System which carries passengers to downtown Pittsburgh from the South Hills.
  • Extent
  • 4 x 5 in.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Railroad bridges
    Rivers
    Towboats
    Barges
    Commercial buildings
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Panhandle Bridge (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    South Shore (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Source
  • Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Company Photographs, 1886-1972
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Company Records
  • Rights Information
  • Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
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