Point Bridge (Pittsburgh)
| Point Bridge | |
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 Point Bridge at Fort Pitt Blvd. in 1968 | |
| Coordinates | 40°26′27″N 80°00′52″W / 40.4408°N 80.0145°WCoordinates: 40°26′27″N 80°00′52″W / 40.4408°N 80.0145°W |
| Crosses | Monongahela River |
| Locale | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Official name | South Side Point Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | cantilever through truss |
| Material | steel |
| Total length | 1,120 feet (340 m) |
| Width | 38 feet (12 m) |
| Longest span | 670 feet (200 m) |
| Piers in water | 2 |
| Clearance below | 60 feet (18 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | June 20, 1927 |
| Closed | June 21, 1959 |
The Point Bridge was a steel cantilever truss bridge that spanned the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1]
History
Point Bridge I
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In 1877, a suspension bridge called the Point Bridge was built over the Monongahela River, and is retroactively referred to as Point Bridge I by locals since being replaced by the second Point Bridge, which is sometimes called "Point Bridge II".[2][3]
Point Bridge II
The bridge was constructed from 1924-1927 and was opened to traffic on 20 June 1927.[4] It was constructed by the Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.
It was closer to the point than its Allegheny River counterpart, the Manchester Bridge. Its north end landed roughly where the plaza around the Point State Park fountain begins, and its south end landed less than a tenth of a mile east of the Duquesne Incline. The south landing remains, partly shrouded by trees, between West Station Square Drive and West Carson Street. The bridge passed over an elevated span above the Point to connect the two bridges.
See also
- Manchester Bridge (Pittsburgh)
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
- List of crossings of the Monongahela River
References
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- ↑ "Bridges and Tunnels of Allegheny County - Point Bridge 1927-1970". May 15, 2002. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
- ↑ http://www.brooklineconnection.com/history/Facts/PointBridge.html
- ↑ http://pghbridges.com/pittsburghW/0583-4477/point1877.htm
- ↑ "Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA,2-PITBU,38-". April 1970. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-5, "Point Bridge, Spanning Monongahela River at Point of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA", 6 photos, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page (second bridge)
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