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Bloomfield Bridge

June 15, 1914

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Bloomfield Bridge
  • Title
  • Bloomfield Bridge
  • Creator
  • Pittsburgh (Pa.). City Photographer
  • Date
  • June 15, 1914
  • Identifier
  • 715.144127.CP
  • Description
  • A general view of the construction process of Bloomfield Bridge, looking east. The bridge was completed in 1914, with the help of engineer T. J. Wilkerson and architect Stanley Roush. In 1978, the bridge was closed and then demolished in 1980. A replacement bridge was opened in 1986. This view also includes a look at the neighborhood of Bloomfield, railroad tracks, and advertisements. On the staircase in the foreground, a man rests on the banister.
  • Extent
  • 5 x 7 in.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Bridges--Design and construction
    Dwellings
    Railroad tracks
    Stairs
    Commercial buildings
  • 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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