Conrail Port Perry Bridge, Spanning Monongahela River, Port Perry, Allegheny County, PA
Summary
Part of the Monongahela River Recording Project, which included HAER PA-385, Monongahela Navation Company Lock and Dam No. 7; HAER PA-299, Monongahela Lock and Dam No. 7; and HAER PA-304, Lower Monongahela River Public Improvements. Individual site reports related to the Lower Monongahela River Public Improvements can be found at HAER PA-390 through HAER PA-400.
Pennsylvania Railroad Port Perry Bridge was added as a secondary name in 2016 to reflect the historic name of the structure.
Significance: The Port Perry Bridge is a typical example of an early twentieth-century, pin-connected railroad bridge. It was designed by the prolific Engineering Department of Pennsylvania Railroad.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N764
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1648
Survey number: HAER PA-300
Building/structure dates: 1872- 1874 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1903-1904 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1937-1938 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1931 Subsequent Work
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