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George Westinghouse Memorial Bridge

General Information

Beginning of works: 1931
Completion: 1932
Status: in use

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Location

Location: , , ,
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Crosses:
  • Turtle Creek
Coordinates: 40° 23' 35" N    79° 50' 12" W
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Technical Information

Dimensions

main span 140 m
rise 45.75 m

Materials

piers reinforced concrete
arches reinforced concrete

Excerpt from Wikipedia

George Westinghouse Memorial Bridge in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, carries U.S. Route 30, the Lincoln Highway, over the Turtle Creek Valley near to where it joins the Monongahela River Valley east of Pittsburgh. The reinforced concrete open-spandrel deck arch bridge has a total length of 1,598 feet (487 m) comprising five spans. The longest, central span is 460 feet (140 m), with the deck height 240 feet (73 m) above the valley floor, for a time the world's longest concrete arch span structure. It cost $1.75 million ($32.1 million in 2018 dollars). The design engineers were Vernon R. Covell and George S. Richardson, with architectural design by Stanley Roush. The pylons at the ends of the bridges feature Art Deco reliefs by Frank Vittor.

The bridge is named for George Westinghouse (October 6, 1846 – March 12, 1914), the American entrepreneur and engineer. Nearby was the famous Westinghouse Electric Corporation East Pittsburgh Works, which is now an industrial park. Notable attractions visible while driving across the bridge include the Edgar Thomson Steel Works (U.S. Steel Mon Valley Works) and Kennywood Park.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "George Westinghouse Bridge" and modified on July 22, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.

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  • About this
    data sheet
  • Structure-ID
    20001300
  • Published on:
    10/02/2001
  • Last updated on:
    05/02/2016
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