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Historic Bridges By County: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

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Total Bridges Found: 48

 Bridge NameFacility Carried / Feature IntersectedLocationStructure TypeStructure DimensionsConstruction Date / Builder or ContractorDescriptionThumbnail
10th Street Bridge
10th Street Over Monongahela River Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Plate Girder Stiffening Cable Suspension, Fixed Total Length: 1275 ft
Main Span Length: 725 ft
Roadway Width: 40 ft
Main Spans: 3
1933 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York This graceful suspension bridge is a stunning landmark that is enjoyable to cross as well as view from a distance.Click to visit page.
16th Street Bridge
16th Street Over Allegheny River Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Through Arch, Fixed Total Length: 1900 ft
Main Span Length: 437 ft
Roadway Width: 38 ft
Main Spans: 3
1923 By: Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania An ornate three-span trussed arch bridge.Click to visit page.
6th Street Bridge
Roberto Clemente Bridge
6th Street Over Allegheny River Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Through Plate Girder Stiffening Eyebar Suspension, Fixed Total Length: 995 ft
Main Span Length: 430 ft
Roadway Width: 38 ft
Main Spans: 3
1928 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York Most suspension bridges use cable; this unusual bridge uses eye-bars.Click to visit page.
7th Street Bridge
Andy Warhol Bridge
7th Street Over Allegheny River Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Through Plate Girder Stiffening Eyebar Suspension, Fixed Total Length: 1061 ft
Main Span Length: 422 ft
Roadway Width: 38 ft
Main Spans: 1
1926 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York One of the Three Sisters bridges in Pittsburgh, this is the middle span.Click to visit page.
9th Street Bridge
Rachel Carson Bridge
9th Street Over Allegheny River Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Through Plate Girder Stiffening Eyebar Suspension, Fixed Total Length: 995 ft
Main Span Length: 410 ft
Roadway Width: 38 ft
Main Spans: 1
1926 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York One of the famous Three Sisters bridges in Pittsburgh.Click to visit page.
Beechwood Boulevard Bridge
Greenfield Bridge
Greenfield Road (Beechwood Boulevard) Over I-376, US-22, US-30 (Penn Lincoln Parkway) Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 466 ft
Main Span Length: 274 ft
Roadway Width: 30 ft
Main Spans: 1
1922 By: E. M. Wichert Company and Pittsburgh Department of Public Works This once-proud structure is today an example of our flawed surface transportation funding programs.Click to visit page.
Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Bridge
Railroad (Bessemer and Lake Erie) Over Allegheny River Near Oakmont: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Multiple-Type-Connected Baltimore Deck Truss, Fixed 1918 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York An unusual and large example of continuous deck truss construction.Click to visit page.
Boston Bridge
Walnut Street (PA-48 - Orange Beltway) Over Youghiogheny River Versailles: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Riveted Cantilever Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 1182 ft
Main Span Length: 420 ft
Roadway Width: 29.5 ft
Main Spans: 3
1931 By: Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania This distinctive and unique bridge was built with aesthetics in mind.Click to visit page.
X Boulevard of the Allies Bridge
Boulevard of the Allies (PA-885) Over Various Streets Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Through Girder, Fixed Total Length: 351 ft
Roadway Width: 40 ft
Main Spans: 2
1928 By: McClintic-Marshall Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania This bridge was part of an early example of an attempt to control city congestion and create better traffic flow.Click to visit page.
Brighton Road Bridge
Brighton Road Over Spruce Run Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 17 ft
Main Span Length: 17 ft
Main Spans: 1
1896 By: Charles M. Driver and Allegheny County Department of Public Works This tiny stone arch bridge retains good historic integrity and is situated on a sharp curve in the road.Click to visit page.
Brunot Island Railroad Bridge
Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Ohio River Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Riveted Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed 1915 By: Unknown A very long bridge with impressive spans over each Ohio River channel linked by deck truss spans.Click to visit page.
California Avenue Bridge
California Avenue Over Farragut Street and Jacks Run Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 770 ft
Main Span Length: 320 ft
Roadway Width: 38 ft
Main Spans: 1
1925 By: John F. Casey Company This impressive monument features a higher degree of historic integrity than other Pittsburgh examples.Click to visit page.
Carothers Avenue Bridge
Carothers Avenue Over Chartiers Creek Carnegie: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Riveted Polygonal Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 146 ft
Main Span Length: 140 ft
Roadway Width: 28 ft
Main Spans: 1
1927 By: James F. Powers and Allegheny County Department of Public Works This bridge is listed as the longest Warren pony truss in the entire state!Click to visit page.
Carson Street Bridge
Carson Street Over Chartiers Creek McKees Rocks: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Riveted Warren Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 144 ft
Main Span Length: 140 ft
Roadway Width: 34 ft
Main Spans: 1
1925 By: McClintic-Marshall Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Allegheny County Department of Public Works This bridge is actually a very tall pony truss to which overhead bracing was added.Click to visit page.
Carson Street Railroad Bridges
Railroad (CSX) Over Chartiers Creek McKees Rocks: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Riveted Modified Warren Through Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown An impressive pair of identical truss bridges sitting side by side.Click to visit page.
! Chestnut Street Bridge
Chestnut Road Over Railroad (CSX) Coraopolis: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Riveted Warren Through Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 1896 By: Unknown and Allegheny County Department of Public Works A complete example of a riveted pedestrian footbridge, this historic structure is to be demolished.Click to visit page.
Columbus Avenue Bridge
Washington Avenue Bridge / Warner Street Bridge
Columbus Avenue Over Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Riveted Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 237 ft
Main Span Length: 107 ft
Roadway Width: 27.9 ft
Main Spans: 2
1907 By: Unknown This altered bridge remains noteworthy because of its unusual sharply curved design.Click to visit page.
X Davis Avenue Bridge
Davis Avenue Over Woods Run Avenue Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Pinned Cantilever Deck Truss, Fixed Total Length: 396 ft
Main Span Length: 156 ft
Roadway Width: 20.3 ft
Main Spans: 1
1898 By: Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania One of the more important and beautiful bridges in the city, the bridge was not properly maintained and was then demolished.Click to visit page.
X Dorrington Road Bridge
Dorrington Road Over Robinson Run Ewingsville: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Pinned Pratt Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 60 ft
Main Span Length: 55 ft
Roadway Width: 15.7 ft
Main Spans: 1
1888 By: Pittsburgh Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania The fate of this ancient and extremely rare, historically intact bridge with vertical end posts is in question!Click to visit page.
Fleming Park Bridge
Neville Road Over Ohio River Back Channel Neville Township: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Riveted Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 807 ft
Main Span Length: 361 ft
Roadway Width: 50.2 ft
Main Spans: 1
1955 By: Unknown A large and traditional example of mid 20th Century truss bridge construction.Click to visit page.
Fort Pitt Bridge
I-279 Over I-279 Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Through Arch, Fixed Total Length: 1207 ft
Main Span Length: 750 ft
Roadway Width: 51.8 ft
Main Spans: 1
1959 By: Unknown This is the larger of two nearly identical bridges leading to the Point and downtown Pittsburgh.Click to visit page.
Fort Wayne Railroad Bridge
Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Allegheny River Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Pinned Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 985 ft
Main Span Length: 319 ft
Main Spans: 1
1904 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York This is the signature railroad span of the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh.Click to visit page.
Freeport Road Barge Basin Bridge
Freeport Road Over Barge Basin Near Oakmont: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Through Girder, Fixed Total Length: 84 ft
Main Span Length: 82 ft
Roadway Width: 38 ft
Main Spans: 1
1928 By: Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania A representative example of a bridge type that was built with frequency in Pennsylvania.Click to visit page.
! Great Valley Bridge
Greensburg Pike Bridge
Greensburg Pike Over Turtle Creek and Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Turtle Creek: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Riveted Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 845 ft
Main Span Length: 192 ft
Roadway Width: 24 ft
Main Spans: 4
1925 By: Unknown This important multi-span bridge has a heavy skew and an incline.Click to visit page.
Herron Avenue Bridge
Herron Avenue Over Lowries Run Emsworth: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Through Girder, Fixed Total Length: 81 ft
Main Span Length: 77 ft
Roadway Width: 14.8 ft
Main Spans: 1
1931 By: Unknown A traditionally composed example of a highway plate girder bridge.Click to visit page.
Homestead High Level Bridge
Browns Hill Road Over Monongahela River Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Riveted Cantilever Deck Truss, Fixed Total Length: 3109 ft
Main Span Length: 534 ft
Roadway Width: 40 ft
Main Spans: 4
1936 By: Unknown This bridge is an extremely rare example of a bridge with a Wichert truss detail.Click to visit page.
! Hulton Bridge
Jonathon Hulton Bridge / Oakmont Bridge
Hulton Road (PA-2082) Over Allegheny River Oakmont: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Pinned Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 1544 ft
Main Span Length: 505 ft
Roadway Width: 21 ft
Main Spans: 1
1908 By: Unknown and Allegheny County A multi-span massive membered through truss with a huge main span!Click to visit page.
Leet Street Bridge
Leet Street Over Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Leetsdale: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Pinned Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 109 ft
Main Span Length: 105 ft
Roadway Width: 19 ft
Main Spans: 1
1886 By: Morse Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio One of the oldest truss bridges in the county, this bridge has unusual design details.Click to visit page.
Liberty Bridge
Crosstown Boulevard (Liberty Avenue) Over Monongahela River Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Riveted Cantilever Deck Truss, Fixed Total Length: 2663 ft
Main Span Length: 450 ft
Roadway Width: 56 ft
Main Spans: 2
1928 By: Independent Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania A massive cantilevered deck truss span is one of the core downtown historic bridges.Click to visit page.
McArdle Roadway Pedestrian Overpass
Walkway (Abandoned) Over P.J. McArdle Roadway Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Riveted Camelback Through Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown There once was likely a lot more to this very unusual overpass that today leads nowhere.Click to visit page.
McArdle Roadway Viaduct
P.J. McArdle Roadway Over Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Riveted Parker Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 548 ft
Main Span Length: 215 ft
Roadway Width: 27 ft
Main Spans: 1
1933 By: Unknown This beautiful bridge runs right up a hillside, and its trusses are visible from many parts of the city.Click to visit page.
McKees Rocks Bridge
Blue Belt (PA-3104) Over Ohio River McKees Rocks: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Through Arch, Fixed Total Length: 5900 ft
Main Span Length: 750 ft
Roadway Width: 40 ft
Main Spans: 1
1931 By: Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania It is hard to keep track of all the different spans and types on this long bridge!Click to visit page.
Neville Island Railroad Bridge
Railroad (Ohio Central) Over Ohio River Back Channel Neville Township: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Pinned Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 2 By: Unknown This bridge is unusual because it includes both a Pennsylvania and double-intersection Warren truss span.Click to visit page.
New Kensington Bridge
C. L. Schmitt Bridge
9th Street (PA-56) Over Allegheny River New Kensington: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Pinned Parker Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 1528 ft
Main Span Length: 370 ft
Roadway Width: 27.6 ft
Main Spans: 3
1927 By: Unknown One of the spectacular greater landmark historic bridges in the greater Pittsburgh area .Click to visit page.
Ohio River Boulevard Eckert Street Bridge
Ohio River Boulevard (PA-65) Over Eckert Street Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 510 ft
Main Span Length: 270 ft
Roadway Width: 49 ft
Main Spans: 1
1930 By: Unknown This is a very large and impressive concrete arch structure, one of several such structures in Pittsburgh.Click to visit page.
Ohio River Boulevard Lowries Run Bridge
Ohio River Boulevard (PA-65) Over Lowries Run Emsworth: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Through Girder, Fixed Total Length: 80 ft
Main Span Length: 76 ft
Roadway Width: 40 ft
Main Spans: 1
1930 By: Booth and Flinn Company and Allegheny County Department of Public Works This plate girder retained original railings and was located at the historic end of the Ohio River Blvd.Click to visit page.
Ohio River Boulevard Spruce Run Bridge
Ohio River Boulevard (PA-65) Over Spruce Run and Spruce Road Ben Avon: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 630 ft
Main Span Length: 150 ft
Roadway Width: 48 ft
Main Spans: 3
1930 By: Booth and Flinn Company and Allegheny County Department of Public Works One of several large and impressive concrete arch bridges on the Ohio River Boulevard.Click to visit page.
Ohio River Boulevard Verner Avenue Bridge
Ohio River Boulevard (PA-65) Over Verner Avenue Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 390 ft
Main Span Length: 210 ft
Roadway Width: 47.9 ft
Main Spans: 1
1930 By: Unknown This historic bridge has been decimated by unsightly and severe alteration.Click to visit page.
! Ohio Street Bridge
Ohio Street Over Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Riveted Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 69 ft
Main Span Length: 67 ft
Roadway Width: 45 ft
Main Spans: 1
1903 By: Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Featuring a wide, three truss design, unusual girder-supported sidewalks, and attractive railings, this bridge is in need of attention.Click to visit page.
Panther Hollow Bridge
Schenley Drive Over Panther Hollow Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Three-Hinged Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 640 ft
Main Span Length: 360 ft
Roadway Width: 39 ft
Main Spans: 1
1897 By: Henry B. Rust One of two rare and impressive deck arch bridges in Schenley Park that feature stone arch approach spans as well.Click to visit page.
X Pennsylvania Turnpike Allegheny River Bridge
I-76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike) Over Allegheny River Near Oakmont: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Riveted Cantilever Deck Truss, Fixed Total Length: 2186 ft
Main Span Length: 534 ft
Roadway Width: 61 ft
Main Spans: 5
1951 By: Unknown and Modjeski and Masters A large and early expressway structure is about to be demolished.Click to visit page.
Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad Bridge
Railroad (Pittsburgh and Ohio Central) Over Chartiers Creek Carnegie: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Pinned Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown This railroad truss has good historic integrity and would be very beautiful if cleaned up.Click to visit page.
Preston Foot Bridge
Walkway (Abandoned) Over Railroad CSX) McKees Rocks: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Riveted Pratt Through Truss, Fixed By: Unknown An impressive, multi-span example of a historic pedestrian truss bridge.Click to visit page.
Ridge Avenue Bridge
Ridge Avenue Over Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Riveted Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 68 ft
Main Span Length: 65 ft
Roadway Width: 40.4 ft
Main Spans: 1
1903 By: Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Currently abandoned, this unusual bridge could be restored to serve pedestrians in its park setting.Click to visit page.
Robert McAfee Bridge
California Avenue Over Woods Run, McClure Avenue, and Eckert Street Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 642 ft
Main Span Length: 375 ft
Roadway Width: 38 ft
Main Spans: 1
1928 By: Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania An impressive and rare example of a single-hinge steel deck arch bridge.Click to visit page.
Smithfield Street Bridge
Smithfield Street Over Monongahela River Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Pinned Lenticular Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 1177 ft
Main Span Length: 360 ft
Roadway Width: 42 ft
Main Spans: 1
1883 By: Gustav Lindenthal In a city of historic bridges, this is Pittsburgh's most important remaining bridge, and perhaps the most visually stunning as well.Click to visit page.
West End Bridge
West End - North Side Bridge
US-19 Over Ohio River Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Metal Through Arch, Fixed Total Length: 1221 ft
Main Span Length: 780 ft
Roadway Width: 40.7 ft
Main Spans: 1
1932 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York The gateway into the Ohio River, this bridge has an extremely tall arch, and is very photogenic.Click to visit page.
! West Park Bridge
Abandoned Path Over Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Pittsburgh: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown This bridge has been abandoned and its deck has fallen apart.Click to visit page.

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