Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Washington Crossing Bridge

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Photo taken Summer 1997 by Joseph Elliott for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Overview: Three-span steel arch bridge over Allegheny River on Fortieth Street (Route 2124) in Pittsburgh
Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1923-24
Builders: - All-Steel Equipment Co. (Ornamental work)
- Benno Janssen (Architect)
- Charles S. Davis (Engineer)
- H.P. Converse Co. (Substructure)
- McClintic-Marshall Co. of Chicago, Illinois (Superstructure)
Design: Steel arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 379.9 ft.
Total length: 2,364.0 ft.
Deck width: 39.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.8 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1988
Also called: Fortieth Street Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.47350, -79.96969 (decimal degrees)
40°28'25" N, 79°58'11" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: NRHP 88000820 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 30321 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2005): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 50.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1997): 26,422

HAER PA-447 - Washington Crossing Bridge, Spanning Allegheny River at Fortieth Street (State Route 2124), Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA