Liberty Bridge (Pittsburgh)

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Liberty Bridge
The arching Liberty bridge (second from foreground) crosses the Monongahela.
Official name	Liberty Bridge
Other name(s)	South Hills Bridge
Carries	4 lanes of roadway
Crosses	Monongahela River
Locale	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Maintained by	Allegheny County
Design	Cantilever bridge
Material	steel
Total length	2,663 feet (812 m)
Longest span	2 spans, each 448 feet (137 m)
Clearance below	44.4 feet (13.5 m)
Opened	March 27, 1928; 83 years ago (March 27, 1928)
Coordinates	40°25′58″N 79°59′48″W / 40.432800°N 79.996776°W / 40.432800; -79.996776Coordinates: 40°25′58″N 79°59′48″W / 40.432800°N 79.996776°W / 40.432800; -79.996776

The Liberty Bridge, completed in 1928, connects downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the Liberty Tunnels and the South Hills neighborhoods beyond. It crosses the Monongahela River and intersects Interstate 579 at its northern terminus.

[edit] History

Liberty Bridge was constructed as the missing link between downtown and Liberty Tunnel, which had been constructed four years earlier in 1924 as a link to the South Hills. It opened on March 27, 1928 following a 5 miles (8.0 km) vehicle parade^[1] from the southern suburbs of the city, which crossed Smithfield Street Bridge and proceeded through downtown before ending at the southern end of the new bridge.^[2]

[edit] References

^ "The Liberty Bridge Dedication - 1928". http://brooklineconnection.com/history/Gallery/Bridge28.html. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
^ "Liberty Bridge". Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-448. August, 1997. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.pa3566. Retrieved October 25, 2010.

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[edit] See also

List of crossings of the Monongahela River

Bridges of the Monongahela River

Upstream
South Tenth Street Bridge

Liberty Bridge
SR 3069

Downstream
Panhandle Bridge

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