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California Avenue Bridge (Old)

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

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Courtesy of the Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection,

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BH Photo #524658

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Linville-Piper Variant Whipple deck truss bridge over Woods Run on California Avenue
Location
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1889 using 1862 spans ; Deck Raised 1896; Razed 1926
Builders
- Jacob H. Linville of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Piper & Shiffler Bridge Co.
Design
Linville-Piper Variant Whipple deck truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.47250, -80.03724   (decimal degrees)
40°28'21" N, 80°02'14" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/581612/4480647 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 83120 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,614)
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (471)
Built 1889 (277)
Built during 1880s (2,387)
Deck truss (2,046)
Jacob H. Linville (20)
Linville-Piper Truss (8)
Lost (31,778)
Lost 1926 (94)
Lost during 1920s (901)
One-lane traffic (8,121)
 Owned by railroad (14,116)
Pennsylvania (6,746)
Pin-connected (5,420)
Piper & Shiffler Bridge Co. (2)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (182)
Relocated (1,078)
Replaced by new bridge (21,671)
Truss (38,295)
Whipple deck truss (31)
Whipple truss (496)
Wooden deck (6,258)

Update Log 

  • March 11, 2022: New photo from Luke
  • October 15, 2018: Added by Luke

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