Speers Railroad Bridge
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The Speers Railroad Bridge, also called the Belle Vernon Railroad Bridge, carries the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway across the Monongahela River
from Speers east to North Belle Vernon
in the state of Pennsylvania
. The structure was originally designed by the Norfolk and Western Railway
using a K-truss style that is rarely used outside of the Great Plains. The high level span passes features several smaller approach segments on the river's eastern bank due to the width of the valley.
Monongahela River
The Monongahela River is a river on the Allegheny Plateau in north-central West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania in the United States...
from Speers east to North Belle Vernon
North Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania
North Belle Vernon is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,107 at the 2000 census.-Geography:North Belle Vernon is located at ....
in the state of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. The structure was originally designed by the Norfolk and Western Railway
Norfolk and Western Railway
The Norfolk and Western Railway , a US class I railroad, was formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between 1838 and 1982. It had headquarters in Roanoke, Virginia for most of its 150 year existence....
using a K-truss style that is rarely used outside of the Great Plains. The high level span passes features several smaller approach segments on the river's eastern bank due to the width of the valley.