The north end of the Sixteenth Street or David McCullough Bridge, as seen from a vacant lot in Schweitzerloch. Below, one of the armillary sculptures by Leo Lentelli.
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Sixteenth Street Bridge
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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.
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.
Fujifilm FinePix HS10.
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Sixteenth Street 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.
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Sixteenth Street Bridge
