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Smithfield Street Bridge

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subway, on July 7. The last day of streetcar service on downtown Pittsburgh streets and over the Smithfield Street Bridge was July 6, 1985, although the final crossing of the bridge by a streetcar did not take place until 1:40 a.m. on July 7. The former streetcar right-of-way was converted into
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officials to demolish and replace it with a modern bridge. Officials considered lobbying by the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation on preserving the bridge. In 1994–1995 the bridge was rehabilitated with a new deck, a colorful paint scheme, and architectural lighting. The abandoned rail
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and from Carson Street, crossing the bridge and continuing into downtown along Grant Street and Smithfield Street, returning to the bridge via Wood Street or Grant Street. The tracks occupied the eastern half of the bridge. The streetcar line was abandoned in July 1985, when the streetcars were
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The present bridge is the third bridge at the site. It remains the second oldest steel bridge in the United States. In 1818, a wooden bridge was built across the Monongahela by Louis Wernwag at the cost of $ 102,000. This bridge was destroyed in Pittsburgh's
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lines became an extra traffic lane, and a light-controlled bus lane was added during peak traffic hours. The bridge also has the distinction of being the bridge most heavily walked by pedestrians, mostly commuters who park at
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in New York City. The Smithfield Street Bridge was built between 1881 and 1883, opening for traffic on March 19, 1883. It was widened in 1889 and widened again in 1911. The bridge has been designated a
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Smithfield Street Bridge, Spanning Monongahela River on Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
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List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
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The bridge's short clearance from the river and its deteriorated condition convinced
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The bridge connects Smithfield Street in Downtown Pittsburgh with Station Square.
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The Smithfield Street Bridge is the penultimate of the many bridges that span the
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Sellin, M.V. and Morgan, S.J. (May 1986). "Pittsburgh light rail progress".
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on March 21, 1974. Two years later, on May 11, 1976, it was designated a
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Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
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Historical photos of the bridge from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
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Detail of the ironwork on the Smithfield Street Bridge, looking south
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Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks
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American Society of Civil Engineers on Smithfield Street Bridge
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Bridge over the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Pittsburgh & Steubenville Extension Railroad Tunnel
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of 1845. The second bridge on the site was a wire rope
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A streetcar crossing the bridge in 1966, southbound
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Coordinates
40°26′5″N 80°0′8″W / 40.43472°N 80.00222°W / 40.43472; -80.00222
Monongahela River
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
truss bridge
Clearance below
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
City of Pittsburgh Historic Structure
Pittsburgh Landmark – PHLF
Gustav Lindenthal
74001745
truss bridge
Monongahela River
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
USA
Gustav Lindenthal
Hell Gate Bridge
National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
National Historic Landmark
Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation
Great Fire
suspension bridge
John A. Roebling
Monongahela
Allegheny River
Ohio River
Downtown Pittsburgh

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