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Duquesne Way Ramp under Construction

1955

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Duquesne Way Ramp under Construction
  • Title
  • Duquesne Way Ramp under Construction
  • Identifier
  • MSP80.B001.F09.I01
  • Source Identifier
  • MSP80.B001.F09.I01
  • Description
  • The Duquesne Way Ramp was part of a construction project to replace the Pennsylvania Railroad overpass on Fort Duquesne Boulevard in downtown Pittsburgh. Demolition work on the overpass began in October 1955 and was completed in 1956. 3,475 tons of metal removed from the railroad overpass was used as scrap by defense industries in the United States. The Gateway Center buildings, completed in 1952, are in the background.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Duquesne Way (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Gateway Center (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Point State Park (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Source
  • Trimble Company Photographs, 1924-1951, MSP 80, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Trimble Company Records
  • Rights Information
  • In Copyright. This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. 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. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).. Rights Holder: Senator John Heinz History Center
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  • Rights Holder
  • Senator John Heinz History Center