1914-78: (Archived Bridge Hunter link is broken; pghbridges)
1986: (Archived Bridge Hunter; pghbridges; Satellite)Both NS/Pennsy and CSX/B&O used the ravine under this bridge to access Pittsburgh. The total length of the bridge was 2,100' (650m) of which 1,740' (530m) was the length of the trusses. The height of the deck was 185' (56m). [pghbridges_1914]
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| Jackson-Township historical preservation posted General view of the Bloomfield Bridge, looking Southeast in Pittsburgh on July 21, 1914. 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. (Photo from http://images.library.pitt.edu/) |
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| Jackson-Township historical preservation posted [The comment is similar to the above comment.] (Photo from http://images.library.pitt.edu/) |
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| 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻: 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗻𝘀𝘆𝗹𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮 posted Bloomfield Bridge • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania • 1967! 📸 • David Plowden Ciao Pittsburgh posted The Bloomfield Bridge around 1958. |
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| pghbridges_1914 |
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| pghbridges_gallery, City of Pittsburgh, bureau of Engineering photo |
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| HistoricPittsburgh, Pittsburgh City Photographer "The cantilevered structure totals 2,100 feet in length. The main span is 400 feet [122m] long of cantilever construction and consists of two cantilever arms, each 140 feet [43m] long, and one suspended span of 120 feet [37m]." |
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| pitt, Pittsburgh City Photographer "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." |
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The 1541' (470m) long 1986 bridge has a longest span of 300' (91m); [BridgeHunter_1986]
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| Street View, Oct 2020 |
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| PittsburghBeautiful |
The paragraph that starts 'The NS/Pennsylvania and CSX/B&O..." seems to imply the railroads travelled on the Bloomfield Bridge. That is not true. The railways travel thru the bottom of the ravine and under the bridge. I lived near the Polish Hill terminus of the bridge for 20 years.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the correction. That was a significant "brain burp." I fixed my notes.
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