West End Bridge (Pittsburgh)
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| Official name | Allegheny County Bridge No 3 Ohio River |
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| Carries | 4 lanes of U.S. Route 19 Two Pedestrian Walkways |
| Crosses | Ohio River |
| Locale | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Design | Steel Bowstring arch bridge |
| Longest span | 780 feet |
| Clearance below | 66 feet |
| Opening date | December 2, 1932 |
The West End Bridge is a steel bowstring arch bridge over the Ohio River near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, approximately one mile below the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers. The bridge was built from 1930 to 1932 primarily by the American Bridge Company (superstructure) and the Foundation Company (substructure). The bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
The Riverlife Task Force conducted a competition in the spring of 2006 to design a pedestrian bridge across the Ohio attached to the West End Bridge. The goal of the competition was to create an iconic architectural element which ties both shore neighborhoods with the waterfronts while eliminating the need for pedestrians to cross traffic lanes and empty lots. The winning design was submitted by Endres Ware in association with Olin Partnership, Ammann & Whitney, Auerbach Glasow, and RWDI; however, there is not yet a budget or timelime for actual construction of the winning design.
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| Bridges of the Ohio River | |||
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| Upstream Fort Duquesne Bridge (Allegheny River)    
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West End Bridge |
Downstream Ohio Connecting Railroad Bridge  |
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