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Eighteen of Pittsburgh's large bridges are visible in this aerial photo The bridges of Pittsburgh play an important role in the city's transportation system. Without bridges, the Pittsburgh region would be a series of fragmented valleys, hillsides, river plains, and isolated communities. A 2006 study determined that, at the time, Pittsburgh had 446 bridges, though that number has been disputed ...
The Glenwood Bridge is a cantilever bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which carries Pennsylvania Route 885 over the Monongahela River. It started construction on June 3, 1958. It was completed in 1966 to replace an old, decayed, unsafe iron bridge built in 1894, which carried Pittsburgh Railways streetcar tracks and vehicle traffic on a ...
The Charles Anderson Memorial Bridge is a steel deck truss bridge located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The bridge carries the four-lane roadway of Boulevard of the Allies across a ravine known as Junction Hollow , connecting the neighborhoods of Central Oakland and South Oakland with Schenley Park . [ 6 ]
Contracts for the bridge substructure and approaches were awarded to Booth and Flinn, [7] [8] while the Pittsburgh-based Independent Bridge Company was responsible for building the steel superstructure. [9] The bridge foundations were built between January and August, 1929, [10] followed by the steel superstructure. The main cantilever span was ...
Kendall Bridge: PA 346: Eldred and Eldred Township: Larabee Bridge: PA 446: Eldred Township: WNY&P Bridge: Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad: Champlain Hill Bridge: Annin Township: Richard Lilli Bridge: US 6: Port Allegany and Liberty Township: West Mill Street Bridge: PA 155: Emporium Bridge: PA 155: South Turtle Road Bridge: Liberty ...
The Three Sisters are three similar self-anchored suspension bridges spanning the Allegheny River in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at 6th, 7th, and 9th streets, generally running north–south. The bridges have been given formal names to honor important Pittsburgh residents: Roberto Clemente (Sixth Street Bridge) Andy Warhol (Seventh Street ...
George Westinghouse Memorial Bridge in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, carries U.S. Route 30, the Lincoln Highway, over the Turtle Creek Valley near to where it joins the Monongahela River Valley east of Pittsburgh. The reinforced concrete open-spandrel deck arch bridge has a total length of 1,598 feet (487 m) comprising five spans. The longest ...
The Smithfield Street Bridge is a lenticular truss bridge crossing the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. The bridge was designed by Gustav Lindenthal, the engineer who later designed the Hell Gate Bridge in New York City. The Smithfield Street Bridge was built between 1881 and 1883, opening for traffic on March 19, 1883.