Bloomfield Bridge Construction

August 14, 1914

Order Reproduction
Title
Bloomfield Bridge Construction
Creator
Pittsburgh (Pa.). City Photographer
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
August 14, 1914
Identifier
715.144207.CP
Description
A view of the Bloomfield Bridge's cantilever span, looking west. Connecting Bigelow Boulevard and Liberty Avenue, the bridge took one year to build. It was designed by the city's Bureau of Bridges for an approximate cost of $450,000 but built by the Fort Pitt Bridge Works. The cantilevered structure totals 2,100 feet in length. The main span is 400 feet long of cantilever construction and consists of two cantilever arms, each 140 feet long, and one suspended span of 120 feet.
Extent
6.5 x 8.5 in.
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
Subject
Bridges
Bridges, Cantilever
Railroads
Geographic Subjects
Bloomfield Bridge (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Bloomfield (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Source
Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 1901-2000
Collection
Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Rights Information
No Copyright - United States. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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