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Liberty Bridge

1940/1950

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Liberty Bridge
  • Title
  • Liberty Bridge
  • Creator
  • Judge of Good Pictures
  • Identifier
  • MSP285.B010.F01.I01
  • Source Identifier
  • MSP285.B010.F01.I01
  • Description
  • The Liberty Bridge leading to the Liberty Tunnels in the background with the ramp to the Boulevard of the Allies in the foreground. The bridge was designed by George S. Richardson and built in 1928 by Allegheny County. The bridge crosses the Monongahela River and has a 420-foot main spans with lower chords shaped like segmental arches, though in fact they consist of two cantilever trusses and a suspended span. The total length (including longest elevated ramp) is 2663 feet with the height of the deck at 44.4 feet near the piers. The bridge had been sought by motorists for two decades and on opening day, March 27, 1928, a mile-long procession of cars were present to mark the event. In 1982 the deck and the ornamental parts of the bridge were reconstructed. As a result, the original appearance of the structure was changed.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Liberty Bridge (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Panhandle Division Bridge (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Bridges--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Monongahela River (W. Va. and Pa.)
    Liberty Tunnels (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Source
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs, 1892-1981, MSP 285, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs
  • Rights Information
  • Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
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