West Economy

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Bridge between West Economy and Ambridge , view from the west, 2014

West Economy is a (former) location on the Ohio River in Beaver County , Pennsylvania , opposite the settlement Economy . It is now on the border of the city of Aliquippa and the Hopewell Township .

Between West Economy and Economy (later part of Ambridge ) a ferry used to run across the Ohio. The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad opened a station of the same name in West Economy in 1896 at the latest . The Woodlawn and Southern Street Railway Company , opened in 1912, connected the site with the steel mill in what was then Woodlawn . In 1926 a road bridge was built over the Ohio between West Economy and Ambridge, which replaced the ferry service and is still in use today.

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  1. ↑ GNIS Detail - West Economy. Retrieved May 15, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Jeffrey Snedden: History in a Minute: Ambridge-Aliquippa Bridge. In: The Beaver County Times. Youtube , October 13, 2017, accessed on May 16, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Jeffrey Snedden: Histories & Mysteries: The Legacy of The Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad. In: Beaver County Times. April 24, 2018, accessed May 14, 2020 .
  4. ↑ GNIS Detail - West Economy Station (historical). Retrieved May 15, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Ambridge-Aliquippa Bridge (Ambridge / Aliquippa, 1926). In: Structurae . Retrieved May 15, 2020 .

Coordinates: 40 ° 35 ′ 33.2 "  N , 80 ° 14 ′ 26.2"  W.