1902: (pghbridges; Satellite, it was at Baker St. The island has moved downstream.)
1940: (Bridge Hunter; Historic Bridges; pghbridges; B&T; Satellite)B&T has an extensive history of these bridges.
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| Historic Bridges "This is an extremely unusual cantilever bridge because it is composed of many cantilever spans, with each span being very short for the cantilever type of bridge." |
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| pghbridges-1902 1928 photo, view downstream Note that it crossed the downstream end of Six Mile Island. |
The topo shows the old location of the island. Now Baker Street is across from the upstream end of the island. (You can use the railroad bridge as a fixed point between 1902 and 2022.)
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| 1907 Pittsburgh Quad @ 62,500 |
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| Bridges & Tunnels posted "It was the county’s second longest at 6,350 feet in length, the first steel bridge in the county to be painted green, and the world’s first to provide a concrete dividing strip as a safety precaution to keep alternate flows of traffic separated." http://bridgestunnels.com/location/highland-park-bridge/ |
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