Point Bridge (Pittsburgh)
The Point Bridge was a steel cantilever truss bridge that spanned the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Point Bridge | |
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Point Bridge at Fort Pitt Boulevard in 1968, eight years after it closed and two years before it was demolished | |
| Coordinates | 40.4408°N 80.0145°W |
| Crosses | Monongahela River |
| Locale | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Official name | South Side Point Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | cantilever through truss |
| Material | Steel |
| Total length | 1,120 feet (340 m) |
| Width | 38 feet (12 m) |
| Longest span | 670 feet (200 m) |
| Piers in water | 2 |
| Clearance below | 60 feet (18 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | June 20, 1927 |
| Closed | June 21, 1959 |
| Location | |
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