Washington Crossing Bridge (Pittsburgh)
Washington Crossing Bridge | |
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Carries | 40th Street |
Crosses | Allegheny River |
Locale | Pittsburgh and Millvale |
Other name(s) | 40th Street Bridge |
Maintained by | Pennsylvania Department of Transportation |
Characteristics | |
Design | Arch bridge |
Material | steel |
Total length | 2,366 feet (721 m) |
Width | 3 lanes |
Longest span | 360 feet (110 m) |
Piers in water | 4 |
Clearance below | 72.5 feet (22.1 m) |
History | |
Designer | Benno Janssen, Janssen & Cocken |
Opened | 1924 |
Designated | 2004[1] |
The Washington Crossing Bridge, commonly known as the Fortieth Street Bridge, is an arch bridge that carries vehicular traffic across the Allegheny River between the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Lawrenceville and the suburb of Millvale.
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History
The bridge was originally built to accommodate two lanes of traffic and one streetcar line; a 1982 re-decking allowed for the creation of a reversible third automobile lane.[2]
The bridge received its name because it is located at a historically significant site pertaining to George Washington's military career. In 1753, then-Major Washington was dispatched to give French forces an ultimatum to negotiate for the return of the lands that today make up Western Pennsylvania to the British or to prepare for a military strike. Crossing the Allegheny on a wooden raft, Washington was nearly killed when his vessel overturned at this site.
See also
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
- List of crossings of the Allegheny River
References
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External links
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-1179, "Washington Crossing Bridge, Fortieth Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA", 14 measured drawings
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-447, "Washington Crossing Bridge"
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- Bridges over the Allegheny River
- Bridges in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Bridges completed in 1924
- Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Pennsylvania
- Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks
- Road bridges in Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania building and structure stubs
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