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  • Sixteenth Street Bridge

    Sixteenth Street Bridge

    It is greatly to the honor of Pittsburgh as a cultural center that two of our most prominent bridges are named for famous writers. The Sixteenth Street Bridge, built in 1923, was named in 2013 for David McCullough, a writer who made history interesting to thousands who thought they weren’t interested in history. (The other one is the Ninth Street Bridge, named for Rachel Carson.) The architectural parts were designed by Warren & Wetmore, the same firm that designed Grand Central Station in New York.

    South portal to the Sixteenth Street Bridge
    Armillary sphere by Leo Lentilli

    The armillary spheres with horses were the work of sculptor Leo Lentilli, who was inspired by the Fontaine des Quatre-Parties-du-Monde in Paris.

    David McCullough Bridge
    Fujifilm FinePix HS10.
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  • Sixteenth Street Bridge

    David McCullough Bridge

    The architectural parts of the Sixteenth Street or David McCullough Bridge, built in 1923, were designed by Warren and Wetmore, architects of Grand Central Station in New York. The fact that the bridge does not fall down is attributable to the engineer, H. G. Balcom.

    16th Street Bridge

  • Sixteenth Street Bridge

    Sixteenth Street Bridge

    The architectural aspects of the Sixteenth Street Bridge, now named for David McCullough, were designed by Warren and Wetmore, the architects of Grand Central Station in New York.