Smithfield Street Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Lenticular bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Tramway, light or metro rail bridge
Road bridge |
| Built: | 1881 - 1883 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA, North America |
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| Crosses |
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| Replaces |
Smithfield Street Bridge (1846)
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| Coordinates: | 40° 26' 6.00" N 80° 0' 7.00" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 306.9 m | |
| main spans | 2 x 109.7 m |
Materials
| truss |
steel
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Chronology
| 1891 | A third truss is added widening the bridge to roughly twice the original width. |
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Participants
Construction
Deck replacement (1933)
Contractor
Aluminum construction
Relevant Web Sites
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A Span for All Seasons: Smithfield St. Bridge
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Bridges & Tunnels of Allegheny County, PA: Smithfield Street Bridge
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HAER: Smithfield Street Bridge, Spanning Monongahela River on Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
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PBase: Smithfield Street Bridge
Relevant Publications
- Great American Bridges and Dams, John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA), ISBN 0471143855, 1984; pp. 151-152
- Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe, Brissaud, Poitiers (France), ISBN 2902170688, 1990; pp. 112
- Emploi d'alliages d'aluminium pour le pont remplacement du tablier du pont de Smithfield, à Pittsburgh (E.-U.), in "La Technique des Travaux", June 1933, n. 6 v. 9
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0001303 |
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| Created: | 11/02/2001 |
| Last Updated: | 22/04/2013 |