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Bridge of Sighs
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James Benney III
Title
Bridge of Sighs
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The Bridge of Sighs, the connecting arch over Ross Street between the Allegheny County Courthouse and the Jail. Detainees were transferred from the jail through the archway to courtrooms in the courthouse for hearings and trails. The Allegheny County Courthouse, designed by Brookline, Massachusetts, architect H.H. Richardson in the Romanesque style, was built between 1884 and 1888.
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  • Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Bridge of Sighs (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Date 1889
date QS:P571,+1889-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
Source https://historicpittsburgh.org/islandora/object/pitt:PSS20.B001.F18.I04/
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