6th Street Bridge - Roberto Clemente Bridge - Pittsburgh, PA
Posted by: DaveGoliath
N 40° 26.733 W 080° 00.198
17T E 584523 N 4477687
The Roberto Clemente Bridge is one of the "Three Sisters" bridges in Pittsburgh.
Waymark Code: WM6DWQ
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/18/2009
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The Roberto Clemente Bridge, also known as the Sixth Street Bridge, spans the Allegheny River in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
Named for the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball player Roberto Clemente, it is one of three parallel bridges called The Three Sisters, the others being the Rachel Carson Bridge and the Andy Warhol Bridge. The Three Sisters are self-anchored suspension bridges and are significant because they are the only trio of nearly identical bridges—as well as the first self-anchored suspension spans—built in the United States.
The bridge was renamed on August 6, 1998. It is closed to vehicular traffic on Pirates' and Steelers' game days, providing a pedestrian route to PNC Park and Heinz Field.
The Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation in cooperation with the Riverlife Task Force, the City of Pittsburgh, and Duquesne Light Company, funded and managed the architectural lighting of the bridge. On November 20, 2002, the bridge was lit for the first time.
(from Wikipedia.com)
Date Completed: 10/19/1928
Usage: Automobile
Length: 884
WWW: Not listed
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