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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 West End Bridge is a steel tied-arch bridge over the Ohio River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) below the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers. It connects the West End to the Chateau neighborhood on the North Side of Pittsburgh. The bridge was built from 1930 to 1932 primarily by the American Bridge ...
The Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation, in cooperation with the Riverlife Task Force, the City of Pittsburgh, and Duquesne Light Company, funded and managed the architectural lighting of the bridge. On November 20, 2002, the bridge was lit for the first time. Plaque on the North Shore of the Sixth Street Bridge.
Contents. McKees Rocks Bridge. The McKees Rocks Bridge is a steel trussed through arch bridge which carries the Blue Belt, Pittsburgh 's innermost beltline, across the Ohio River at Brighton Heights and McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, connecting Pennsylvania Route 65 with Pennsylvania Route 51, west of the city.
History. Opened. October 19, 1928; 95 years ago. ( 1928-10-19) 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:
New Albany and Louisville. 1912. 38°16′57″N 85°48′05″W. / 38.28250°N 85.80139°W / 38.28250; -85.80139. McAlpine Locks and Dam (Only to Shippingport Island, not all the way across river) New Albany and Louisville. ( Falls of the Ohio) 1830. 38°16′41″N 85°47′25″W / .
This is a list of current bridges and other crossings of the Allegheny River starting from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where it joins the Monongahela to form the Ohio River. Crossings [ edit ] Pennsylvania [ edit ]
The Ohio Connecting Railroad Bridge is a steel bridge which crosses the Ohio River at Brunot's Island at the west end of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It consists of two major through truss spans over the main and back channels of the river, of 508 feet (155 m) [1] and 406 feet (124 m) respectively, with deck truss approaches.