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For decades the P&WV’s Mingo Creek Viaduct was the bold icon of the namesake valley, spanning 1,790 feet and soaring 195 tall. It stood as an insane engineering feat for the railroads of its time, and was viewed as a flex of power and wealth by many.
In 2002, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission constructed the Mon Valley Expressway (43), and engineered the 250 foot tall Joe Montana overpasses to run perpendicularly clear over the now Wheeling Lake Erie main. In its own show of engineering marvel, the Joe Montana bridges overpassed the bar set by the P&WV, which now sits dwarfed by the Expressway.
Previously in my coverage of Mingo Creek, the expressway is rather easy to ignore, but I feel the importance of this ground angle shows the true magnitude of both these bridges.
Some could argue the Turnpike corrupts the scene that this bridge once had, but it provides an excellent, unique ability to shoot Mingo Creek Viaduct from varying angles.
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For decades the P&WV’s Mingo Creek Viaduct was the bold icon of the namesake valley, spanning 1,790 feet and soaring 195 tall. It stood as an insane engineering feat for the railroads of its time, and was viewed as a flex of power and wealth by many.
In 2002, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission constructed the Mon Valley Expressway (43), and engineered the 250 foot tall Joe Montana overpasses to run perpendicularly clear over the now Wheeling Lake Erie main. In its own show of engineering marvel, the Joe Montana bridges overpassed the bar set by the P&WV, which now sits dwarfed by the Expressway.
Previously in my coverage of Mingo Creek, the expressway is rather easy to ignore, but I feel the importance of this ground angle shows the true magnitude of both these bridges.
Some could argue the Turnpike corrupts the scene that this bridge once had, but it provides an excellent, unique ability to shoot Mingo Creek Viaduct from varying angles.