Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Bloomfield Bridge over Bloomfield Ravine in Pittsburgh, PA

1914-78: (Archived Bridge Hunter link is broken; pghbridges)
1986: (Archived Bridge Hunter; pghbridgesSatellite)

Both NS/Pennsy and CSX/B&O used this Bloomfield Ravine Bride to access Pittsburgh. The total length 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]

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.

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𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻: 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗻𝘀𝘆𝗹𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮 posted
Bloomfield Bridge • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania • 1967!
📸 • David Plowden

pghbridges_1914

pghbridges_gallery, City of Pittsburgh, bureau of Engineering photo

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]."

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."

This view illustrates why the total and trusses lengths are different.
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The 1541' (470m) long 1986 bridge has a longest span of 300' (91m); [BridgeHunter_1986]

Street View, Oct 2020

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