Bloomfield Bridge Construction

View of the Bloomfield Bridge's cantilever span, looking west. Connecting Bigelow Boulevard and Liberty Avenue, the bridge took one year to build. It was designed by the city's Bureau of Bridges for an approximate cost of $450,000 but built by the Fort Pitt Bridge Works. The cantilevered structure totals 2,100 feet in length. The main span is 400 feet long of cantilever construction and consists of two cantilever arms, each 140 feet long, and one suspended span of 120 feet.

August 14th, 1914

Location

Bloomfield

Address

Bloomfield Bridge

Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection

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Source

Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 1901-2002, AIS.1971.05, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh Original URL

Subjects

Bloomfield (Pittsburgh, Pa.); Bloomfield Bridge (Pittsburgh, Pa.); Bridges--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Bridges, Cantilever.; Railroads--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.;

Identifier

715.144207.CP

Rights

Public Domain - Anybody may use this photo for any purpose

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