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Pittsburgh is the location of 182 of these properties and districts, including 5 National Historic Landmarks; they are listed separately, while the properties and districts elsewhere in the county, including 5 National Historic Landmarks, are listed here. Four properties are split between Pittsburgh and other parts of the county.
Irregular pattern between Brighton and Arch Streets and between O'Hern and West Park; also roughly bounded by Armandale Street, Carrington Street, Charlick Way, Reddour Street, and West North Avenue 40°27′24″N 80°00′45″W / 40.456667°N 80.0125°W / 40.456667; -80.0125 ( Mexican War Streets Historic
Highland Park Bridge: PA Route 28 in Sharpsburg: PA Route 8 in Pittsburgh: State Route 1006: Burchfield Road PA Route 8 (Butler St., William Flinn Hwy) in Shaler Twp Middle Road Klein Road bridge over Little Pine Creek, Indiana: Harts Run Road, Dorseyville Road, Fox Chapel Road, Guys Run Road, Locust Hill Road SR 1013 (Saxonburg Road), Indiana
The city's oldest in-service bridge is the current Smithfield Street Bridge, which opened in 1883; it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976. [5] Pittsburgh waged a massive road and bridge building campaign from 1924 to 1940; most of Pittsburgh's oldest major bridges date from this period.
The Fulton Building is an historic structure in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Named after inventor Robert Fulton , the building was designed by architect Grosvenor Atterbury and completed in 1906. Construction was funded by industrialist Henry Phipps .
The Monongahela Bridge (now known as the Smithfield Street Bridge) was designed in 1818 and built of wood and iron. During the Great Fire of Pittsburgh in 1845, the bridge was destroyed by fire in a swift, ten-minute blaze. The bridge was then rebuilt in 1846 in an updated, wire rope Suspension Bridge construction, designed by John A. Roebling.
Native Americans, including the Lenape and Iroquois, considered the Ohio and Allegheny rivers as the same, as is suggested by a New York State road sign on Interstate 86 that refers to the Allegheny River also as Ohi:yo'. [16] Similarly, the Geographic Names Information System lists O-hee-yo and O-hi-o as variant names for the Allegheny. [17]
Pride Street – UPMC Mercy: Birmingham Bridge / Kirkpatrick Street to PA 837 – South Side: PA 885 west (Boulevard of the Allies) to I-376 west: Exit ramp; no access to PA 885 east or from PA 885: Craft Avenue east to I-376 / I-579 – Monroeville: Halket Street – UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital