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Bloomfield Bridge Construction

August 14, 1914

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Bloomfield Bridge Construction
  • Title
  • Bloomfield Bridge Construction
  • Creator
  • Pittsburgh (Pa.). City Photographer
  • Date
  • August 14, 1914
  • Identifier
  • 715.144209.CP
  • Description
  • General view of construction on the Bloomfield Bridge, looking northeast. Connecting Bigelow Boulevard and Liberty Avenue, the bridge took one year to build. It was designed by the city's Bureau of Bridges for an approximate cost of $450,000 but built by the Fort Pitt Bridge Works. The cantilevered structure totals 2,100 feet in length. The main span is 400 feet long of cantilever construction and consists of two cantilever arms, each 140 feet long, and one suspended span of 120 feet.
  • Extent
  • 6.5 x 8.5 in.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Bridges--Design and construction
    Blue collar workers
  • 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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