Panhandle Bridge at Pittsburgh

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railroad bridge steel bridge truss bridge

The Panhandle Bridge at Pittsburgh is a historic railroad bridge over the Monongahela River that once carried major Pennsylvania Railroad and successor passenger trains into downtown Pittsburgh.

Aliases (1)

Panhandle Bridge ×29

Statements (29)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	railroad bridge → steel bridge → truss bridge →
alsoKnownAs	Panhandle Railroad Bridge NERFINISHED →
carries	light rail tracks →
connects	Downtown Pittsburgh → South Shore of Pittsburgh →
crosses	Monongahela River →
crossesNear	The Point in Pittsburgh →
formerlyCarried	Amtrak passenger trains → Conrail passenger trains → Pennsylvania Railroad passenger trains →
function	rail transit crossing of the Monongahela River →
hasNumberOfTracks	2 →
hasTraffic	electric light rail vehicles →
heritageStatus	historic bridge →
locatedIn	Allegheny County, Pennsylvania → Pennsylvania → Pittsburgh → United States →
material	steel →
namedAfter	Panhandle Route of the Pennsylvania Railroad →
opened	early 20th century →
owner	Port Authority of Allegheny County →
partOf	former Pennsylvania Railroad main line into Pittsburgh →
reconstructedAs	light rail bridge →
serves	Pittsburgh Regional Transit light rail system →
structureType	through truss bridge →
usedBy	Pittsburgh Light Rail →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad →	notableRouteFeature