Ensign Hugh J. Adams (1889-1919):
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge

Photonote.

The Bridges of Pittsburgh, Joseph White and M. W. von Bernewitz.
Pittsburgh : Cramer Printing & Publishing Company, 1928. p.77.

Name applied to bridge	No. 0.33 Eastern Division
Year bridge was built	1901-1904
How long in building, years	3
Name of bridge company	American Bridge
Approximate cost	$2,000,000
How many tracks	4 on 2 levels
Length, feet	965
Length of main channel span (clear span), feet	327
Width, feet	53.3
Height of rails above pool-level, feet	53 1/2
Height of lowest member of truss above pool-level, feet	47.75
Number of freight trains a day	14
Annual tonnage of freight (approximate)	2,110,000
Number of passenger trains a day	111
Number of passengers a year (approximate)	3,830,000

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