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Schenley Bridge is a similar arch bridge that is a few blocks north of this one.
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| Postcard via BridgeHutner |
"Significance: Schenley Park Bridge over Panther Hollow includes design
elements from the City Beautiful movement while utilizing
Pittsburgh's "native" industry: steel. An elegant three-hinged steel
arch, the bridge is a contributing structure to Phipps Conservatory
and the Schenley Park Historic District, both listed in the National
Register of Historic Places.
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HAER photo via HistoricBridges
This 640' (195m) long bridge has a main span of 260' (110m).
"This bridge is a very old and large example of steel arch technology, and is also a rare example of a three-hinged deck arch. Just as noteworthy are the bridge's stone arch approach spans. These feature the rare elliptical shape of stone arch."
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A close up of the elliptical stone arches.
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HAER PA,2-PITBU,77--2
2. Northern approach stone arch permits access to park in Panther Hollow below. - Schenley Park Bridge over Panther Hollow, Spanning Panther Hollow at Panther Hollow Road, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA |
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Steel City History posted
PITTSBURGH, THEN AND NOW 🌉 This is the Panther Hollow Bridge in Schenley Park, photographed in the early 1900s spanning the wooded ravine near what's now Carnegie Mellon University. Fast forward to today: the bridge just reopened to vehicle traffic after being closed since October 2024 for safety repairs. Same span, same hollow, generations of Pittsburghers crossing it. |
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| HAER photo via BridgeHunter |
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| 2012 photo by Joseph via BridgeHunter |
"The 'Panthers' by Giuseppe Moretti (1859-1935) provide the signature which easily distinguishes the pair of structures. A bronze mountain lion stands ready for the hunt at each corner of the Panther Hollow Bridge." [pghbridges]
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