George Westinghouse Bridge

Westinghouse, George, Memorial Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pittsburgh Landmark — PHLF
George Westinghouse Bridge at the western terminus of North Versailles Township
Location	US 30 at Turtle Creek, North Versailles Township, East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°23′38″N 79°50′16″W / 40.39389°N 79.83778°W / 40.39389; -79.83778Coordinates: 40°23′38″N 79°50′16″W / 40.39389°N 79.83778°W / 40.39389; -79.83778
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1929-September 10, 1932[1]
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Other, Parabolic arch
NRHP Reference #	77001120[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 28, 1977
Designated PHLF	1984[3]

George Westinghouse Memorial Bridge in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, carries U.S. Route 30, the Lincoln Highway, 240 feet (73 m) over the Turtle Creek Valley where it joins the Monongahela River Valley east of Pittsburgh. It has a total length of 1,598 feet (487 m) comprising five spans. The longest, central span is 460 feet (140 m), with the deck height 240 feet (73 m) above the valley floor.^[4] It had its grand opening on Saturday, September 10, 1932^[1] as the world's longest concrete arch span structure.^[4] It cost $1.75 million ($30.4 million in 2016 dollars).

Named for George Westinghouse (October 6, 1846 – March 12, 1914), the American entrepreneur and engineer. Nearby was the famous Westinghouse Electric Corporation East Pittsburgh Works, which is now an industrial park.

Notable attractions visible while driving across the bridge include the Edgar Thomson Steel Works (U.S. Steel Mon Valley Works) and Kennywood Park.

Popular culture

The bridge was featured in the 2011 film Warrior starring Nick Nolte and Jennifer Morrison.

See also

• Westinghouse Memorial
• List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania

References

Further reading

• Toker, Franklin (1994) [1986]. Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 0-8229-5434-6. 

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to George Westinghouse Bridge.

• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-446, "George Westinghouse Bridge, Spanning Turtle Creek at Lincoln Highway (U.S. Route 30), East Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA", 10 photos, 1 color transparency, 14 data pages, 1 photo caption page
• George Westinghouse Memorial Bridge at pghbridges.com
• George Westinghouse Memorial Bridge at Structurae

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