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Side view detail from west bank - West Penn Bridge, Pennsylvania Railroad, spanning Allegheny River, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
Photographer
Metzger, William, creator
Title
Side view detail from west bank - West Penn Bridge, Pennsylvania Railroad, spanning Allegheny River, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
Description
Western Pennsylvania Railroad; Pennsylvania Railroad; Pittsburgh Provision Company; Pittsburgh Bridge Company; Christine Davis Consultants, Incorporated, contractor; Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh, sponsor; Metzger, William M, photographer; Martin, Charles R, photographer; Davis, Christine, historian
Depicted place Pennsylvania; Allegheny County; Pittsburgh
Date 1997
date QS:P571,+1997-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions 4 x 5 in.
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Accession number
HAER PA,2-PITBU,70-3
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  • Significance: Built to provide railroad access to Washington's Landing, the bridge has become a signature bridge in Pittsburgh. The elegant double intersection Pratt truss frames a dramatic view of Pittsburgh and the Allegheny River.
  • Survey number: HAER PA-443
  • Building/structure dates: 1890 Initial Construction
  • Building/structure dates: 1903 Subsequent Work
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/pa3558.photos.360943p
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