Saturday, May 24, 2025

1894+1966,2000 Glenwood Bridges over Monongahela River in Pittsburgh, PA

1894: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter

1894 Bridge

 
1964 Photo from Pittsburgh Bridges via ArchivedBridgeHunter_1894, License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)


Pennsylvania Trolley Museum posted
To a day of transit service in Pittsburgh, back in September 1963. This particular photograph shows a PCC car on the wooden decked Glenwood bridge, crossing the Monongahela River and moving inbound on the 56 line. (Photo from Ray Berger's Collection)

1966 Bridge


HistoricBridges
"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."
This 2276' (394m) long bridge has a main span of 567' (173m).

pghbridges
"Its form is unusual hybrid: primarily a deck-type truss, but the panels are enlarged as they meet the piers. The top chord curves above the deck, but the side trusses are connected only at the vertical support above the piers. This upper cross-brace appears to be mostly cosmetic as the bracing below the deck is much more substantial."

That is the B&O Glenwood Bridge #73 in the right background of this view.
Street View, Nov 2024


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