Construction of the Fort Pitt Bridge

1956/1959

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Construction of the Fort Pitt Bridge
  • Title
  • Construction of the Fort Pitt Bridge
  • Creator
  • Associated Photographers
  • Identifier
  • MSP117.B018.F04.I03
  • Source Identifier
  • MSP117.B018.F04.I03
  • Description
  • The double-deck, steel bowstring arch Fort Pitt Bridge opened to traffic on June 19, 1959. The total length of the bridge, including longest elevated ramp, is approximately 1217 feet with a deck height of 47.1 feet at the northern pier. The bridge crosses the Monongahela River and carries Interstate 279, US22, and US30 (Penn-Lincoln Highway West).
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Fort Pitt Bridge (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Monongahela River (W. Va. And Pa.)
    Bridges--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
  • Source
  • Pittsburgh Public Schools Photographs, 1880-1982, MSP 117, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Pittsburgh Public Schools Photographs
  • Rights Information
  • In Copyright. This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. 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. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).. Rights Holder: Senator John Heinz History Center
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  • Rights Holder
  • Senator John Heinz History Center