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Abandoned Railroad Bridge, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

You can find many abandoned bridges in Pennsylvania and most of them are no longer needed due to the rise in the use of automobiles. With the advancement and more reliance on automobiles, traveling by train became more of an exception than the rule.

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As there was no need for plenty of railroad bridges, they were abandoned and left to rot. It meant that no one was willing to find the maintenance of those bridges. After all, repairing them would have cost a lot of money and there was no need for it.