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Fort Pitt Bridge
1958
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Title
Fort Pitt Bridge
Creator
unknown
Identifier
MSP285.B008.F18.I02
Description
View from Mount Washington showing the Fort Pitt Bridge under construction and downtown in the background. The Fort Pitt Bridge was opened on June 19, 1959. It was opened to traffic 15 1/2 months before the Fort Pitt tunnels were opened. The length of the main span is 750 feet with a total length, including longest elevated ramp, of approximately 1217 feet. The height of the deck is 47.1 feet at the northern pier.
Subject
Fort Pitt Bridge (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Golden Triangle (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Bridges--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Gateway Center (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Monongahela River (W. Va. and Pa.)
Bridge construction--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Contributor
Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
Collection
Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs
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