Bloomfield Bridge Construction

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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
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Bloomfield
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Bloomfield Bridge
Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection
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Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 1901-2002, AIS.1971.05, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh Original URL
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Bloomfield (Pittsburgh, Pa.); Bloomfield Bridge (Pittsburgh, Pa.); Bridges--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Bridges, Cantilever.; Railroads--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.;
Identifier
715.144207.CP
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Public Domain - Anybody may use this photo for any purpose
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