Roberto Clemente Bridge
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| Roberto Clemente Bridge | |
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 From north bank of the Allegheny, downtown Pittsburgh in background |
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| Official name | Roberto Clemente Bridge |
| Carries | Sixth Street |
| Longest span | 430 ft (134.7 m) |
| Total length | 884 ft spans (269.4 m) (main and 2 215 side spans) 995 ft with approaches |
| Width | 38 ft roadway (formerly 2 vehicle, 2 tramway tracks, now 2 wide vehicle lanes) 10ft sidewalks (outside the plate girder) |
| Vertical clearance | above 78ft towers |
| Clearance below | deck is 40 ft above Emsworth Dam normal pool level (710 ft above sea level) |
| Opening date | October 19, 1928 |
The Roberto Clemente Bridge, also known as the Sixth Street Bridge, spans the Allegheny River in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
Named for the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball player Roberto Clemente, it is one of three parallel bridges called The Three Sisters, the others being the Rachel Carson Bridge and the Andy Warhol Bridge. The Three Sisters are self-anchored suspension bridges and are significant because they are the only trio of nearly identical bridges—as well as the first self-anchored suspension spans—built in the United States.
The bridge was renamed on August 6, 1998. It is closed to vehicular traffic on Pirates' and Steelers' game days, providing a pedestrian route to PNC Park and Heinz Field.
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.
[edit] External links
- Roberto Clemente Bridge in the Structurae database
- entry at pghbridges.com
- entry at BridgeMeister.com
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Johanna A. Pro (1999). Clemente Bridge Dedication: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 23, 2006.
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