George Westinghouse Bridge

	Westinghouse, George, Memorial Bridge
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Pittsburgh Landmark – PHLF
	George Westinghouse Bridge at the western terminus of North Versailles Township
Location	US 30 (Lincoln Highway) at Turtle Creek, North Versailles Township, East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°23′38″N 79°50′16″W / 40.39389°N 79.83778°W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1929-September 10, 1932
Architect	Vernon R. Covell and George S. Richardson, engineers; Stanley Roush, architect
NRHP reference No.	77001120
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 28, 1977
Designated PHLF	1984

George Westinghouse Memorial Bridge in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, carries U.S. Route 30, the Lincoln Highway, over the Turtle Creek Valley near to where it joins the Monongahela River Valley east of Pittsburgh. The reinforced concrete open-spandrel deck arch bridge has a total length of 1,598 feet (487 m) comprising five spans. The longest, central span is 460 feet (140 m), with the deck height 240 feet (73 m) above the valley floor, for a time the world's longest concrete arch span structure.^[4] It cost $1.75 million ($39.1 million in 2023 dollars). The design engineers were Vernon R. Covell and George S. Richardson, with architectural design by Stanley Roush. The pylons at the ends of the bridges feature Art Deco reliefs by Frank Vittor.^[5]

The bridge is named for George Westinghouse (October 6, 1846 – March 12, 1914), the American entrepreneur and engineer. Nearby was the famous Westinghouse Electric Corporation East Pittsburgh Works, which is now an industrial park. Notable attractions visible while driving across the bridge include the Edgar Thomson Steel Works (U.S. Steel Mon Valley Works) and Kennywood Park.^[5]

Popular culture

The bridge was featured in the 2011 film Warrior starring Nick Nolte and Jennifer Morrison.

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "The George Westinghouse Bridge, Pittsburgh's engineering marvel". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 10, 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
^ Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
^ Cridlebaugh, Bruce S. "George Westinghouse Memorial Bridge". PGH Bridges. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b Donnelly, Lu (2010). Buildings of Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. University of Virginia Press. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-8139-2823-4.

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