Freeport Rail Bridge
title: "Freeport Rail Bridge" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["bridges-over-the-allegheny-river", "bridges-completed-in-1950", "steel-bridges-in-the-united-states", "truss-bridges-in-the-united-states", "pennsylvania-railroad-bridges"] topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeport_Rail_Bridge" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| bridge_name | Freeport Rail Bridge |
| image | Freeport Rail Bridge - over Allegheny 02.JPG |
| image_size | 300px |
| caption | Freeport Rail Bridge iron work |
| carries | 1 track of the Norfolk Southern Railway |
| crosses | Allegheny River |
| locale | Freeport and Allegheny Township |
| design | truss bridge |
| material | steel |
| pierswater | 4 |
| length | 1105 ft. |
| open | 1950 |
| coordinates | |
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The Freeport Rail Bridge is a truss bridge that carries the Norfolk Southern Railway across the Allegheny River between Freeport and Allegheny Township in Pennsylvania.
A structure originally created on this site by the Pennsylvania Railroad as part of their West Penn Line in 1866. In 1895, the railroad replaced this bridge; the third and current incarnation was completed in 1950, along with new approach ramps that eliminated a narrow tunnel.
Prior to 1957, passenger service was carried along this line (the Conemaugh Line) alongside freight. Following the decline of the PRR, Conrail took over control of the bridge. Currently, it is operated as part of the Pittsburgh Division of Norfolk Southern.
References
- KVRR History
- Rail Fan
- History of the PRR |structure = Bridges |place = Allegheny River |bridge = Freeport Rail Bridge |bridge signs = Norfolk Southern Railway |upstream = Allegheny River Lock & Dam Five |upstream signs = |downstream = Donald R. Lobaugh Bridge |downstream signs = [[Image:PA-356.svg|25px]]
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