East Street Bridge

August 25, 1970

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East Street Bridge
  • Title
  • East Street Bridge
  • Creator
  • Pittsburgh (Pa.). City Photographer
  • Date
  • August 25, 1970
  • Identifier
  • 20190726-hpiasc-0056
  • Description
  • View of the East Street Bridge from the Essen Street entrance, looking southwest towards North Charles Street. The bridge, which opened September 15, 1930, was built and owned by the City of Pittsburgh. Officially named the E. H. Swindell Bridge, the bridge has also been known as the Essen Street Bridge, but is most often referred to as the East Street Bridge. The bridge is of an arched cantilever design with a deck about 225 feet above East Street. The total bridge span is about 1200 feet long with a main span of about 500 feet. I-279 passes below the bridge today.
  • Extent
  • 4 x 5 in.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Brick roads
    Streets
    Bridges
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Northview Heights (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Source
  • Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 1901-2000
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection
  • Rights Information
  • Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
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