Building the California Avenue Bridge

September 23, 1926

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Building the California Avenue Bridge
  • Title
  • Building the California Avenue Bridge
  • Creator
  • Pittsburgh (Pa.). City Photographer
  • Date
  • September 23, 1926
  • Identifier
  • 715.262134.CP
  • Description
  • South side view of the California Avenue Bridge during construction showing excavation efforts for the sinking of the south arch abutment. The California Avenue Bridge was originally, designed to carry streetcars. It was replaced by the City of Pittsburgh in 1928 with a 642 foot span also known as the Robert McAfee Bridge.
  • Extent
  • 6.5 x 8.5 in.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Streets
    Bridges--Design and construction
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Woods Run (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    California Avenue Bridge (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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