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McDowell Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 Kilometers)

McDowell Lane (TR-717) Over Chartiers Creek in Canonsburg and McMurray: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States

Concrete Continuous Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 143 ft. Main Span: 60 ft. Roadway: 19.7 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1943 By: Unknown

This is a rare example of a concrete through girder in western Pennsylvania.

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Central Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.5 Miles (5.6 Kilometers)

Central Avenue (PA-980) Over Chartiers Creek in Canonsburg: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 96 ft. Main Span: 93 ft. Roadway: 32.2 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1934 By: Unknown and Pennsylvania State Highway Department

An attractive Parker pony truss is an excellent gateway bridge for Canonsburg.

Chartiers Run Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.1 Miles (8.2 Kilometers)

Railroad (Abandoned) Over Chartiers Run in Houston: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This typical plate girder bridge is a reminder of an abandoned railroad line that is slowly disappearing.

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Pike Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.1 Miles (8.2 Kilometers)

Pike Street (PA-1009) Over Chartiers Run in Houston: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 60 ft. Main Span: 60 ft. Roadway: 26 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1913 By: William Pickett and Company and Chaney and Armstrong

This bridge is the oldest surviving bridge built by a known engineer in the county.

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Paxton Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.7 Miles (9.1 Kilometers)

Paxton Farm Road Over Chartiers Creek in Rural: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren (No Verticals) Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 52 ft. Main Span: 48 ft. Roadway: 10.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1919 By: Unknown

This tiny pony truss is among the first bridges to ever use a rolled H-section for a top chord.

PA-980 Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.1 Miles (11.4 Kilometers)

Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over PA-980 in Rural: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1903 By: Unknown

We would be able to tell you who built this bridge if PennDOT had not mounted a clearance sign right on top of the builder name!

Millers Run Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.7 Miles (12.3 Kilometers)

Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Millers Run and Railroad (Montour Rail-Trail) in Rural: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed

Main Spans: 2

Built By: Unknown

This very unsual bridge has a truss line on one side that is twice as massive as the truss line on the opposite side!

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Dorrington Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.8 Miles (12.6 Kilometers)

Dorrington Road (PA-3117) Over Robinson Run in Ewingsville: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 60 ft. Main Span: 55 ft. Roadway: 15.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1888 By: Pittsburgh Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The fate of this ancient and extremely rare, historically intact bridge with vertical end posts is in question!

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Scott Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.8 Miles (12.6 Kilometers)

Galati Road (TR-607) Over Millers Run in Rural: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Pin-Connected Queenpost Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 36 ft. Main Span: 33 ft. Roadway: 11.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1890 By: Pittsburgh Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

This tiny pony truss is unusual and noteworthy for its use of star iron and it has other odd details as well.

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Brownsville Road Bridge
PA-88 Peters Creek Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8 Miles (12.9 Kilometers)

Brownsville Road (PA-88) Over Peters Creek in Rural: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 65 ft. Main Span: 63 ft. Roadway: 22 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1916 By: F. S. Wilson of Kittanning, Pennsylvania

This is a traditionally composed example of a highway through plate girder.

Southview Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.4 Miles (13.6 Kilometers)

Southview Road (PA-4039) Over Millers Run in Rural: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 54 ft. Main Span: 34 ft. Roadway: 14.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1913 By: Unknown

This is a strikingly crude and simple looking arch bridge that looks older than it really is.

Southview Road Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.5 Miles (13.7 Kilometers)

Railroad (Montour Rail-Trail) Over Southview Road in Rural: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1913 By: Unknown

This is a typical narrow tunnel-like concrete arch railroad overpass.

Carothers Avenue Bridge
Glendale Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.7 Miles (13.9 Kilometers)

Carothers Avenue (3rd Street) Over Chartiers Creek in Carnegie: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 146 ft. Main Span: 140 ft. Roadway: 28 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1927 By: James F. Powers and Allegheny County Department of Public Works

This extremely long span pony truss bridge is listed as the longest simple Warren pony truss span in the entire state!

Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.7 Miles (14 Kilometers)

Railroad (Pittsburgh and Ohio Central) Over Chartiers Creek in Carnegie: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This railroad truss has good historic integrity and would be very beautiful if cleaned up.

Froman Run Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.9 Miles (14.3 Kilometers)

Railroad (Conrail) Over PA-88 and Froman Run in Rural: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This Warren deck truss adds interest to a drive along PA-88.

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Estep Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.3 Miles (14.9 Kilometers)

Snee Road (TR-844) Over Peters Creek in Rural: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 68 ft. Main Span: 64 ft. Roadway: 13.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

Although falsework has been added to support this bridge, it retains its original materials and unusual designs of its builder.

Parkway West Carnegie Interchange
I-376 Carnegie Interchange Exit 65
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.5 Miles (15.2 Kilometers)

I-376 Ramp Over I-376, US-22, US-30 (Penn Lincoln Parkway / Parkway West) in Carnegie and Scott Township: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 172 ft. Main Span: 99 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1952 By: Unknown

This expressway interchange is noted for its use of through plate girders.

Whiskey Run Viaduct
Norfolk and Western Railway Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.5 Miles (15.2 Kilometers)

Railroad (Norfolk Southern, Wheeling and Lake Erie) Over I-376 (Parkway West) in Carnegie: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Continuous (Straight Chords) Rivet-Connected Modified Warren (Subdivided) Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Built 1904 By: Unknown

This unusual continuous truss bridge should be a familiar sight to anyone entering or leaving the Pittsburgh area via I-376.

Rosslyn Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.7 Miles (15.6 Kilometers)

Rosslyn Road Over I-376, US-22, US-30 (Penn Lincoln Parkway / Parkway West) in Rosslyn Farms: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 184 ft. Main Span: 114 ft. Roadway: 32.5 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1951 By: Unknown

This is a representative example of a plate girder overpass on the parkway.

Brownsville Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.7 Miles (15.6 Kilometers)

Brownsville Road Over Lick Run in Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This is a very tiny concrete arch bridge.

Mingo Creek Railroad Bridge
Crookham Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.9 Miles (15.9 Kilometers)

Railroad (Wheeling and Lake Erie) Over Mingo Creek and Ginger Hill Road in Rural: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Built By: Unknown

This large, tall historic bridge is dwarfed by the enormous and ugly PA-43 Bridge.

Wilson Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.9 Miles (15.9 Kilometers)

Wilson Road Over Lick Run in Jefferson: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States

Corrugated Multi-Plate Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1935 By: Unknown and R. A. Schneider

This tiny stone faced bridge is an example of a bridge that looks like a stone arch but is not, a style that was a fad in the 1930s.

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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