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{{Short description|Bridge over the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.}} |
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The '''Panhandle Bridge''' (officially the Monongahela River Bridge) carries |
The '''Panhandle Bridge''' (officially the Monongahela River Bridge) carries the three lines of the [[Port Authority of Allegheny County|Port Authority]] [[Pittsburgh Light Rail|Light Rail Network]] across the [[Monongahela River]] in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]. The name comes from [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] subsidiary [[Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad]], also known as the Panhandle Route, which operated over the bridge. |
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The basic structure was built in 1903, and was the third railroad bridge on the site since 1863. It was raised in 1912–1914 as part of a grade separation project. The bridge's function was to carry Panhandle Route passenger, [[U.S. Mail|mail]] and [[Parcel post|express]] trains from [[Pennsylvania Station (Pittsburgh)|Pennsylvania Station]] in Pittsburgh, with a tunnel in between the station and the bridge. Pennsy Panhandle freight trains utilized the [[Ohio Connecting Bridge]] slightly downstream on the [[Ohio River]], or went the long way around the [[West Virginia]] Panhandle via [[Conway, Pennsylvania]]. |
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Rail traffic over the Panhandle Bridge declined as passenger trains were discontinued, and [[Amtrak]] became the only regular user of the bridge from 1971 to 1979, when the New York-St. Louis-Kansas City ''[[National Limited (Amtrak)|National Limited]]'' was discontinued on October 1 of that year. As PRR successor [[Conrail]] had no use for the bridge and the restrictive downtown tunnel, it was sold to the Port Authority, who rebuilt the bridge beginning in 1982 as part of the [[Downtown Pittsburgh|downtown]] light rail subway project,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a4FIAAAAIBAJ&pg=5096,4387811 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |via=Google News Archive Search |title=Conrail turning over tunnel, Panhandle Bridge to PAT |first=Ken |last=Fisher |date=September 24, 1980 |page=12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wesa.fm/development-transportation/2019-05-27/where-do-the-abandoned-third-set-of-tracks-at-steel-plaza-lead |title=Where Do The Abandoned Third Set Of Tracks At Steel Plaza Lead? |date=May 27, 2019 |website=90.5 WESA |first=Katie |last=Blackley}}</ref> which removed trolleys from downtown streets and the [[Smithfield Street Bridge]]. PAT (as the Port Authority system was known at the time) light rail cars began using the bridge on July 7, 1985. |
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Near the southern end of the bridge, the rails split with a single track going up to [[Allentown, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|Allentown]]. This was used for the now discontinued [[Brown Line (Pittsburgh)|Brown Line]], but it is still in use as a detour during maintenance work and service disruptions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Toole |first=Bill |date=2018-09-06 |title=Will the T return to Allentown? Residents and business owners weigh in. |url=http://nextpittsburgh.com/city-design/allentown-split-over-push-for-return-to-light-rail-service/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=NEXTpittsburgh |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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{{Portal|Trains}} |
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*[http://pghbridges.com/pittsburghE/0584-4476/panhandle.htm Panhandle Bridge] on |
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*[[List of crossings of the Monongahela River]] |
*[[List of crossings of the Monongahela River]] |
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*[[Pittsburgh & Steubenville Extension Railroad Tunnel]] |
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*{{Media:Trolleyatdusk023.jpg}} |
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*[[Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad]] |
*[[Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad]] |
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<gallery mode=packed heights=165> |
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Image:Trolleyatdusk023.jpg|A one-car T Light Rail train crosses the bridge |
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| ⚫ | Image:Panhandlebridgefoundation016.jpg|Bridge supports from the river |
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File:Pittsburgh Light Rail on the Panhandle Bridge over the Monongahela River.jpg|Light rail crossing the bridge |
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</gallery> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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{{commons category|Panhandle Bridge}} |
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| ⚫ | *[http://pghbridges.com/pittsburghE/0584-4476/panhandle.htm Panhandle Bridge] on pghbridges.com |
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|upstream = [[Liberty Bridge (Pittsburgh)|Liberty Bridge]] |
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[[Category:Bridges completed in 1903]] |
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Panhandle Bridge
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| Coordinates | 40°25′59.12″N 79°59′53.06″W / 40.4330889°N 79.9980722°W / 40.4330889; -79.9980722 |
| Carries | 2 tracks of the PAT "T Line" |
| Crosses | Monongahela River |
| Locale | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Official name | Monongahela River Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Truss bridge |
| History | |
| Opened | 1903 |
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The Panhandle Bridge (officially the Monongahela River Bridge) carries the three lines of the Port Authority Light Rail Network across the Monongahela RiverinPittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The name comes from Pennsylvania Railroad subsidiary Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, also known as the Panhandle Route, which operated over the bridge.
The basic structure was built in 1903, and was the third railroad bridge on the site since 1863. It was raised in 1912–1914 as part of a grade separation project. The bridge's function was to carry Panhandle Route passenger, mail and express trains from Pennsylvania Station in Pittsburgh, with a tunnel in between the station and the bridge. Pennsy Panhandle freight trains utilized the Ohio Connecting Bridge slightly downstream on the Ohio River, or went the long way around the West Virginia Panhandle via Conway, Pennsylvania.
Rail traffic over the Panhandle Bridge declined as passenger trains were discontinued, and Amtrak became the only regular user of the bridge from 1971 to 1979, when the New York-St. Louis-Kansas City National Limited was discontinued on October 1 of that year. As PRR successor Conrail had no use for the bridge and the restrictive downtown tunnel, it was sold to the Port Authority, who rebuilt the bridge beginning in 1982 as part of the downtown light rail subway project,[1][2] which removed trolleys from downtown streets and the Smithfield Street Bridge. PAT (as the Port Authority system was known at the time) light rail cars began using the bridge on July 7, 1985.
Near the southern end of the bridge, the rails split with a single track going up to Allentown. This was used for the now discontinued Brown Line, but it is still in use as a detour during maintenance work and service disruptions.[3]
Bridges of the Monongahela River
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