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Bloomfield Bridge

June 30, 1914

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Bloomfield Bridge
  • Title
  • Bloomfield Bridge
  • Creator
  • Pittsburgh (Pa.). City Photographer
  • Date
  • June 30, 1914
  • Identifier
  • 715.144153.CP
  • Description
  • A view of piers 5 and 6 during construction of Bloomfield Bridge, including the start of cantilever arm. In the background is an advertisement for Old River Tobacco. The bridge was built in 1914 with the help of engineer T. J. Wilkerson and architect Stanley L. Roush. It was closed in 1978 and demolished in 1980. A replacement bridge was built in 1986.
  • Extent
  • 6.5 x 8.5 in.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Bridges--Design and construction
    Dwellings
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Bloomfield Bridge (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Bloomfield (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Source
  • Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 1901-2000
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection
  • Rights Information
  • No Copyright - United States. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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