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Folks,

 

As a sort of companion piece to my "Ghost of Panhandle" post, here's a little photo tour of the former PRR Panhandle railroad bridge across the Ohio River at Steubenville.  The bridge was immortalized in Grif Teller's 1953 calendar art for the Pennsylvania Railroad.  The painting is called "Crossroads of Commerce" and the original hangs in the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.

 

 

Crossroads_of_Commerce_1953

 

Here are some of my photos of the prototype taken around 2000-2001.  This is the third bridge on the site and was erected in 1927.

 

 

Across the River

 

Bridge Pier 2

 

PRR Bridge - Image 24

 

PRR Bridge - Image 28

 

PRR Bridge - Image 29

 

PRR Bridge - Image 31

 

PRR Bridge - Image 32

 

Enjoy!

 

George

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Images (8)
  • Crossroads_of_Commerce_1953
  • Across the River
  • Bridge Pier 2
  • PRR Bridge - Image 24
  • PRR Bridge - Image 28
  • PRR Bridge - Image 29
  • PRR Bridge - Image 31
  • PRR Bridge - Image 32
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