Sheepskin Trail - Bridge No. 2 - Dunbar, Pennsylvania
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member outdoorboy34
N 39° 58.712 W 079° 37.107
17S E 617967 N 4426289
This is one of two railroad bridges on the abandoned Sheepskin Rail Line of the former B&O Railroad that was decked for trail use in 2008. The bridge is located in Dunbar Borough, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
Waymark Code: WME03P
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 03/15/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TheBeanTeam
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Sheepskin Trail - Bridge No. 2 - Dunbar, Pennsylvania.



The Sheepskin Trail was constructed in 2008, at which time this bridge was decked for trail use. As for the railroad history, this line was constructed in the 1900's as the Sheepskin Line to Farimont, West Virginia and was named for numerous sheep that were poached along the way with the railroad personnel yelling "Darn Sheepskiners".

Bridge Type: Girder

Bridge Usage: Pedestrian

Moving Bridge: This bridge is static (has no moving pieces)
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outdoorboy34 visited Sheepskin Trail - Bridge No. 2 - Dunbar, Pennsylvania 10/21/2011 outdoorboy34 visited it