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Fairmont Railroad Bridge

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Bridge in Fairmont, West Virginia
Fairmont Railroad Bridge
Coordinates39°28′00″N 80°08′52″W / 39.46667°N 80.14778°W / 39.46667; -80.14778
CarriesCSX Fairmont Subdivision
CrossesMonongahela River
LocaleFairmont, West Virginia
Characteristics
DesignTruss bridge
History
Opened1912
Location

The Fairmont Railroad Bridge is a truss bridge that carries the Norfolk Southern Railway across the Monongahela River just north of Fairmont, West Virginia. The bridge was built in 1853 as one of the early works of Albert Fink, the engineer who popularized the use of iron structures as opposed to those that are made of stone masonry or wood. It was reconstructed in 1912 and continues to serve as a major industrial route.

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Bridges of the Monongahela River
Upstream
Robert H. Mollohan-Jefferson Street Bridge
Fairmont Railroad Bridge
CSX Fairmont Subdivision
Downstream
Prickett's Fort Bridge


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