Pinkerton's Landing Bridge

Pinkerton's Landing Bridge
Looking upriver with Munhall at right. Carrie Furnace visible at left and Carrie Furnace Hot Metal Bridge further upriver
Coordinates	40°24′53″N79°53′48″W / 40.4147°N 79.8968°W / 40.4147; -79.8968
Carries	CSX Pittsburgh Subdivision
Crosses	Monongahela River
Locale	Munhall, Pennsylvania and Rankin, Pennsylvania
Other name(s)	Pittsburgh, McKeesport and Youghiogheny (Pemickey) Railroad Bridge [1] P&LE Railroad Bridge at Munhall [2]
Characteristics
Design	Truss bridge
Longest span	250 feet (76 m)
Clearance below	51.6 feet (15.7 m)
History
Opened	1883 [2]
Location

The Pinkerton's Landing Bridge (officially known as the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Bridge at Munhall ^[2] ) is a truss bridge that carries CSX Transportation's Pittsburgh Subdivision across the Monongahela River between Munhall, Pennsylvania and Rankin, Pennsylvania, United States. The structure's nickname references the 1892 Homestead strike.

Detail of the Truss bridge architecture.

It is also known as the Pemickey Bridge, for the Pittsburgh, McKeesport and Youghiogheny Railroad (P. McK. & Y., pronounced "Pemickey") which used to run over the bridge. ^[3]

Looking downriver: Munhall at left

See also

• Homestead Strike
• List of crossings of the Monongahela River

References

1. "Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad; Pittsburgh, McKeesport & Youghiogheny Railroad" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
2. "PLE RR Bridge at Munhall - Bridges and Tunnels of Allegheny County and Pittsburgh, PA" . Retrieved June 8, 2016.
3. Burgoyne, Arthur. "Arthur Burgoyne, On the Battle of Homestead, 1893". ExplorePAHistory.com. Retrieved January 16, 2019.