East Street Bridge

January 17, 1931

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East Street Bridge
  • Title
  • East Street Bridge
  • Creator
  • Pittsburgh (Pa.). City Photographer
  • Date
  • January 17, 1931
  • Identifier
  • 715.3113046.CP
  • Description
  • A view looking North to the East Street Bridge over what was known as "Butcher's Run." The East Street Bridge passed over what was then known as "Butcher's Run." 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, 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.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Bridges--Design and construction
  • Geographic Subjects
  • East Street Bridge (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Butcher's Run (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Observatory Hill (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Source
  • Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 1901-2000
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection
  • Rights Information
  • No Copyright - United States. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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