Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Ohio River Bridge
General Information
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) bridge |
|---|---|
| Structure: |
Cantilever truss bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Beaver, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA |
|---|---|
| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 40° 41' 35" N 80° 17' 29" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| span lengths | 97.54 m - 234.39 m - 97.54 m - 112.78 m | |
| number of spans | 4 |
Materials
| truss |
steel
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Participants
Design
- A. R. Raymer (designer)
- Albert Lucius (designer)
- Paul L. Wolfel (designer)
Contractor
- Dravo Construction Co. (substructure)
- McClintic-Marshall Company (superstructure)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Anchor Pier Bearings and Typical Connections, Beaver Bridge. In: Engineering Record, v. 63, n. 16 (April 1911), pp. 450-453.
- The Beaver Bridge Main Post and Rocker Bearing. In: Engineering Record, v. 63, n. 8 (February 1911), pp. 226-227.
- The Beaver Bridge Piers. In: Engineering Record, v. 62, n. 21 (November 1910), pp. 574-576.
- The Bottom Chords of the Beaver Bridge. In: Engineering Record, v. 63, n. 10 (March 1911), pp. 273-275.
- (2002): Bridges. The Spans of North America. 2nd edition, W. W. Norton & Company, pp. 176.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20013889 - Published on:
19/10/2004 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
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