Tuesday, November 26, 2024

1894-1966+1966,2000 Glenwood Bridges over Monongahela River

1894 Bridge: (Archived Bridge Hunter)
1966 Bridge: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Historic Bridges; PGHbridgesSatellite)

 
Photo via BridgeHunter_1894, License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)
Also, NewsInteractive, which has photos of the bridges along the Monongahela River.

This was a pin-connected bridge.
Jackson-Township historical preservation posted
Old Glenwood Bridge over the Monongahela River near the Hazelwood neighborhood of Pittsburgh.
(Photo from Blaine Stanziana via https://www.facebook.com/groups/132768683480072/)

The first photo must be of the north end because the bridge is curved and the separate truss in the foreground is going over railroad tracks. The second bridge must be of the south end.
Apr 17, 1948 @ 35,400; AR1DQ0000040080
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1966 Bridge

 
HistoricBridges
This continuous truss bridge is 2,276' (694m) long with a 567' (173m) main span.

It has a vertical clearance of 50' (15m). [PGHbridges]

NewsInteractive, Credit: Post-Gazette
"The current Glenwood Bridge, which opened in 1966, is Pennsylvania's first all-welded, steel truss bridge."
 
"This bridge is unusual because most of the trusses are below deck except at the piers where they rise up forming a through truss design." [HistoricBridges]
Street View, Oct 2024


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