The Three Sisters bridges have a new lighting scheme. Above, the Roberto Clemente or Sixth Street Bridge; below, the Andy Warhol or Seventh Street Bridge.
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Bridges at Night
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Sixteenth Street Bridge
Demolition of a warehouse for a new skyscraper apartment building has temporarily made these views of the Sixteenth Street Bridge from Penn Avenue possible, at least for a photographer who is willing to stand on his toes and hold the camera at arm’s length above the construction fence.
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Birmingham Bridge
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Back-Channel Span of the Ohio Connecting Railroad Bridge
Seen from West Carson Street. This railroad bridge crosses the Ohio at Brunot Island, and therefore has two main spans; we also have pictures of the front-channel span and a view of the whole bridge from the north shore.
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Ohio Connecting Railroad Bridge
This bridge crosses the Ohio at Brunot Island, and therefore has two main spans, one for each channel. Here we see them both from California Avenue to the north. We also have pictures of the Ohio Connecting Railroad Bridge from the side.
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Walkway on the Fallowfield Viaduct, Beechview
The Fallowfield viaduct is an important transportation link, both for streetcars and for feet. It connects central Beechview to the streets on the next hill over. But old Pa Pitt admits that he publishes this photograph, not because it is useful and educational, but simply because the lines and colors made an interesting composition.
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Smithfield Street Bridge
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Hot Metal Bridge
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Birmingham Bridge
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Liberty Bridge
One of many bridges around here designed by George S. Richardson, the Liberty Bridge opened in 1928, connecting the Liberty Tubes (which had opened four years earlier) directly to downtown. Here we see it from the south shore of the Mon.
