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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 ...
Riverside Junction Railroad Bridge: Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad Salamanca line Great Valley and Carrollton: Old Riverside Junction Railroad Bridge (abandoned) former Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad Salamanca line Cattaraugus County Veterans Memorial Bridge: I-86: Bemus Bridge: US 219: Nine Mile Road Bridge (abandoned) Allegeny and ...
After entering the City of Pittsburgh, the route is briefly co-signed with I-376, before branching off of the expressway system to cross the Ohio River via the West End Bridge. Another short freeway stretch appears immediately after crossing the river, as the highway joins with Route 65, before becoming independent once again and winding as the ...
Fort Pitt Bridge with Downtown Pittsburgh in the background. A large metropolitan area that is surrounded by rivers and hills, Pittsburgh has an infrastructure system that has been built out over the years to include roads, tunnels, bridges, railroads, inclines, bike paths, and stairways; however, the hills and rivers still form many barriers to transportation within the city.
The bridges’ design was viewed as a creative response to the political, commercial, and aesthetic concerns of Pittsburgh in the 1920s. The bridges were designed under the auspices of the Allegheny County Department of Public Works, by T. J. Wilkerson, consulting engineer; Vernon R. Covell, chief engineer; A. D. Nutter, design engineer; and ...
Pittsburgh & Steubenville Extension Railroad Tunnel: Red Line, Blue Line, Silver Line: 40°26'28.00"N, 79°59'47.65"W: Also known as the Panhandle Tunnel [2] Pennsylvania Canal Tunnel: Pennsylvania Canal (Western Division) 40°26'29.0"N, 79°59'40.9"W: Sometimes confused with the Pittsburgh and Steubenville Extension Railroad tunnel, which is ...
List of bridges of Pittsburgh; McKees Rocks Bridge; Wabash Bridge (Pittsburgh) 0–9. 31st Street Bridge; 33rd Street Railroad Bridge; A. Allegheny Aqueduct ...
The 16th Street Bridge was constructed in 1922 with a length of 1,900 feet (580 m) and a width of 40 feet (12 m). The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The 16th Street Bridge is one of the more popular bridges in the city of Pittsburgh and provides easy access to the Strip District and the North Shore.