Point Bridge Demolition

ca. April 1970-June 1970

Order Reproduction
Title
Point Bridge Demolition
Creator
Ferguson, Herb
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
ca. April 1970-June 1970
Identifier
20230526-hpicasc-0043
Source Identifier
201111.9.79.001
Description
Demolition of the second Point Bridge. Construction on the second Point Bridge began in 1925 adjacent to the first bridge and was completed in 1927 by the Fort Pitt Bridge Works. The second bridge replaced the previous bridge built between 1875 and 1877 by the American Bridge Company. The second Point Bridge closed in 1959 to traffic which had been routed to the Fort Pitt Bridge. The second Point Bridge demolition began in April 1970.
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
slides (photographs)
Subject
Bridges
Construction and demolition debris
Geographic Subjects
Golden Triangle (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Point State Park (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Source
Herb Ferguson Photograph Collection, 1950-2010
Collection
Herb Ferguson Photographs
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
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