Fort Pitt Bridge - Pittsburgh PA
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N 40° 26.334 W 080° 00.672
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The Fort Pitt Bridge is an arch bridge that crosses the Monongahela River near Point State Park and its confluence with the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Bridge connects the Fort Pitt Tunnel with Downtown Pittsburgh.
Waymark Code: WM9QZ5
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 09/21/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member GEO*Trailblazer 1
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The Fort Pitt Bridge is a steel double decked bowstring arch bridge. It carries Interstate 279, US22 and US30, and has a pedestrian walkway on the lower deck.
The Fort Pitt Bridge appears to be a twin of the Ft. Duquesne Bridge crossing the Allegheny River on the northside of Downtown but it is 200 feet longer.
Length of bridge: 1,207 feet

Height of bridge: 47.1 feet

What type of traffic does this bridge support?: motor vehicles and pedestrians

What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
Monongahela River


Date constructed: June 19, 1959

Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: yes

Name of road or trail the bridge services: Interstate 279, US22, US30

Location:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


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