Carrie Furnace Hot Metal Bridge | |
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.jpg) Bridge with Carrie Furnace visible | |
| Coordinates | 40°24′31″N 79°53′09″W / 40.4087°N 79.8857°W |
| Carries | Union Railroad (Pittsburgh) |
| Crosses | Monongahela River |
| Locale | Whitaker, Pennsylvania and Rankin, Pennsylvania |
| Official name | Rankin Hot Metal Bridge #35 |
| Other name(s) | Union Railroad Rankin Hot Metal Bridge #35 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Truss bridge |
| Material | Steel |
| Longest span | 483 feet (147 m) |
| Piers in water | 3 |
| Clearance below | 50.8 feet (15.5 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1900 |
| Location | |
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The Carrie Furnace Hot Metal Bridge (also known as the Union Railroad Rankin Hot Metal Bridge #35) is a railroad truss bridge across the Monongahela River between Whitaker, Pennsylvania, and Rankin, Pennsylvania. The bridge is out of service and it has not seen a train in almost 40 years.[timeframe?]