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Structure-ID: s0001300
Created on: 02/10/01
Modified on: 02/28/07


George Westinghouse Memorial Bridge

Built: 1931 - 1932
Location: Between North Versailles, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA and Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Crosses: Turtle Creek
George Westinghouse Bridge, East Pittsburgh, Pennslyvania<br>(HAER, PA,2-EAPIT,1-1)
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Structural Type:
Arch bridge
parabolic
Function / usage:
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge

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RoleNamePart of structure 
Chief engineer Vernon R. Covell

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Contractor Booth & Flinn Company

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DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
piers  reinforced concrete
arches  reinforced concrete
Dimensions
  main span 140 m
  rise 45.75 m

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External LinkBridges & Tunnels of Allegheny County, PA: George Westinghouse Memorial Bridge English
External LinkHAER: George Westinghouse Bridge, Spanning Turtle Creek at Lincoln Highway (U.S. Rou, East Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA English
External LinkWikipedia: George Westinghouse Bridge English

Relevant Literature
* Jackson, Donald C.   Great American Bridges and Dams, John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA) , ISBN 0471143855, 1984; pp. 148.

 
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