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Boulevard of the Allies Ramp to Forbes Avenue Bridge

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Photo 

Bridgemapper.com photo

Photo taken by Todd Wilson in 2007

BH Photo #410113

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Forbes Avenue on Boulevard of the Allies Ramp
Location
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Status
Demolished
History
Built 1928; demolished 2008
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 154.9 ft.
Total length: 160.1 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.43583, -79.96580   (decimal degrees)
40°26'09" N, 79°57'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/587715/4476645 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Pittsburgh East
Inventory numbers
PA 02 2108 0060 0105 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
BH 79319 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (465)
Bridgemapper.com (1,325)
Built 1928 (1,230)
Built during 1920s (10,328)
Girder (11,350)
Lost (30,053)
Lost 2008 (377)
Lost during 2000s (4,440)
 Owned by state (16,660)
Pennsylvania (6,316)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (176)
Plate girder (8,879)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,498)
Structurally deficient (12,756)
Through girder (4,270)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,351)

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