Father Pitt

Why should the beautiful die?


Fort Duquesne Bridge


One response to “Fort Duquesne Bridge”

  1. von Hindenburg

    My favorite bit of trivia about the Ft. Duquesne bridge is that, due to its smaller main span (430 ft vs 750), there was no need to build it as a tied arch structure, like the Ft. Pitt. The choice was made almost purely on aesthetic grounds so that the two would match.

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