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Bloomfield Bridge

August 17, 1914

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Bloomfield Bridge
  • Title
  • Bloomfield Bridge
  • Creator
  • Pittsburgh (Pa.). City Photographer
  • Date
  • August 17, 1914
  • Identifier
  • 715.144214.CP
  • Description
  • A view of men sitting on the banister of the staircase in the foreground watching the construction of Bloomfield Bridge. With the help of engineer T. J. Wilkerson, architect Stanley Roush, and countless workers, the bridge was completed in 1914. In 1978, however, the bridge was closed and demolished in 1980. A replacement bridge was opened in 1986.
  • Extent
  • 6.5 x 8.5 in.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Bridges--Design and construction
    Streets
    Railroad tracks
  • 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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