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7th Street Bridge

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Photos 

20090624 cp 0206

Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 1901-2002, AIS.1971.05, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh

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BH Photo #376750

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Allegheny River on 7th Street
Location
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1884; replaced 1926
Builder
- Gustav Lindenthal of Brno, Cisleithania, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Now known as Brno, South Moravia, Czech Republic)
Design
Wire/cable suspension
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.44612, -80.00153   (decimal degrees)
40°26'46" N, 80°00'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/584672/4477753 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Pittsburgh West
Inventory number
BH 75318 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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19th Century (8,381)
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (446)
Allegheny River (82)
Bridgemapper.com (1,325)
Built 1884 (199)
Built during 1880s (2,171)
Gustav Lindenthal (15)
Lost (28,488)
 Lost 1926 (69)
Lost during 1920s (640)
Pennsylvania (5,794)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (167)
Replaced by new bridge (19,375)
Suspension (788)
Toll (177)

Update Log 

  • May 3, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • January 24, 2017: Added by Dave King

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