Phillip Murray Bridge - Pittsburgh, PA
N 40° 26.065 W 079° 59.383
17T E 585689 N 4476465
This is a suspension bridge, crossing the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh.
Waymark Code: WM17ZHZ
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/28/2023
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This aztec gold colored bridge was called the South 10th Street Bridge until it was renamed for the first President of the United Steelworkers of America.
It is the only cable suspension bridge in Allegheny County.
The main span is 725 feet.
It allows four lanes of traffic, and has dedicated bicycle lanes. It had streetcar traffic until 1968.
It was built from 1931 - 1933, refurbished in 1978-1979, and again refurbished in 2017-1019.
The two suspension cables, each 13 inches in diameter, are anchored in concrete vaults at either end of the span and travel over two 160-foot towers resting on stone piers. Suspender cables, arranged in pairs which are spaced 25 feet apart, transfer the load of the bridge deck to the main cables. There are 28 sets of suspender cables on the main span and 10 on each side span. Each cable was wound from 19 bundles of 256 wires each, for a total of more than 2,500 miles of wire in the entire bridge
The towers and railings are decorated with Streamline Moderne details, attributed to architect Stanley Roush.
The southern end connects to South 10th Street in South Side.
The northern end connects to 2nd Avenue and the Armstrong Tunnel in downtown, Pgh. There is also a stairway leading to the Duquesne campus.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
Usage: Automobile
Length: 1275 feet total
WWW: [Web Link]
Date Completed: Not listed
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