Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Pt.Marion ,Pa Railroad/Mine bridge




I've been admiring this bridge near our vets office for some time and decided to stop to grab a few quick pictures.The bridge is right beside route 166 near the bridge that crosses the Cheat River into Point Marion.Initially,I thought this was a railroad bridge,but upon closer inspection,it looks a bit small for that.It may have been used for mine cars but I'm not sure.I'm gonna ask Art,my Pt.marion expert if he knows.Meanwhile,enjoy the pics.Evan,Danielle and I are planning alot of cool expiditions soon,so stay tuned!As always,comment/email us if you have any more information on this or other posts.

2 comments:

  1. Perhaps it was used to bring the clay across the river for pottery making.

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  2. this bridge was place to service a coal broker the B&O line terminated just past the bridge at the broker. the mainline went from pt. marion towards nilan

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