Foxburg Bridge (1921)
Foxburg Bridge was a steel-built truss bridge in Foxburg, Pennsylvania. The crossing, which spanned the Allegheny River, was built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in the 1920s. It originally had a two-tier design in which the top level carried a branch of Northern Subdivision railroad while the lower level was used by road traffic and pedestrians.
Foxburg Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41.140°N 79.681°W |
| Carries | Motor vehicles, pedestrians, PA 58, trains (1921-1964) |
| Crosses | Allegheny River |
| Locale | Foxburg, Pennsylvania |
| Official name | Foxburg Bridge |
| Other name(s) | Old Foxburg Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Truss bridge |
| Material | Steel |
| Width | single carriageway (road), single line (rail), stacked. |
| No. of spans | 3 |
| Piers in water | 2 |
| History | |
| Opened | October 16, 1921 |
| Closed | July 3, 2008 (destroyed July 24, 2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | October 16, 1921 - April 1, 1926 |
| Location | |
This bridge was the third in a series of four bridges to have crossed the Allegheny at this point between Armstrong County on the western bank with Foxburg, Clarion County, on the eastern side. Although the railroad was closed in the 1960s, the bridge remained open to vehicular traffic until July 3, 2008. It was demolished by explosive implosion on July 24, 2008.
The replacement bridge was built adjacent to the old bridge prior to its demolition.