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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
  • 715.148221.CP
  • Description
  • A general view of Bloomfield Bridge during its construction, looking southeast. Connecting Bigelow Boulevard and Liberty Avenue, the bridge took one year to build. It was designed by the city's Bureau of Bridges for an approximate cost of $450,000 but built by the Fort Pitt Bridge Works. The cantilevered structure totals 2,100 feet in length.
  • Extent
  • 8 x 10 in.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Bridges--Design and construction
    Railroad tracks
    Dwellings
    Commercial buildings
    Streets
  • 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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