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Structure-ID: s0001303
Created on: 11/02/01
Modified on: 28/02/07


Smithfield Street Bridge

Built: 1881 - 1883
Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Crosses: Monongahela River
Smithfield Street Bridge
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Structural Type:
Lenticular bridge
Function / usage:
Light rail (tramway) bridge / metro rail bridge
Road bridge
Replaces: Smithfield Street Bridge (1846)

Persons involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
Engineer Gustav Lindenthal
Deck replacement (1933)
Chief engineer Charles M. Rippert

Firms, offices, etc. involved with this structure
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RoleNamePart of structure 
Construction Berlin Iron Bridge Company
Deck replacement (1933)
Contractor Fort Pitt Bridge Works
Aluminum construction Aluminium Company of America

Technical information
DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
truss  steel
Dimensions
  total length 306.9 m
  main spans 2 x 109.7 m

Chronology
1891
A third truss is added widening the bridge to roughly twice the original width.

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External LinkA Span for All Seasons: Smithfield St. Bridge English
External LinkBridges & Tunnels of Allegheny County, PA: Smithfield Street Bridge English
External LinkHAER: Smithfield Street Bridge, Spanning Monongahela River on Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA English
External LinkPBase: Smithfield Street Bridge English

Relevant Literature
* Jackson, Donald C.   Great American Bridges and Dams, John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA) , ISBN 0471143855, 1984; pp. 151-152.
* Prade, Marcel   Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe, Brissaud, Poitiers (France) , ISBN 2902170688, 1990; pp. 112.
* Skerrett, R. G.   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 .

 
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