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Structure-ID: s0002306
Created on: 11/11/01
Modified on: 02/15/08


Seventh Street Bridge

Andy Warhol Bridge
Built: 1925 - 1926
Status: in use
Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Crosses: Allegheny River
Seventh Street Bridge
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Structural Type:
Self-anchored suspension bridge
Function / usage:
Road bridge

Persons involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
Chief engineer Vernon R. Covell
Design engineer Alfred D. Nutter
Architect Stanley L. Roush
Engineer H. E. Dodge
Consulting engineer T. J. Wilkerson
Engineer of construction A. A. Henderson

Firms, offices, etc. involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
Contractor American Bridge Company superstructure
  Foundation Company substructure

Technical information
DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
superstructure  steel
cables  steel eye-bars
portal frames  steel
Dimensions
  main span 135 m
  total length 323.4 m

Chronology
18 March 2005
The name is officially changed to "Andy Warhol Bridge".

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External LinkA Span for All Seasons: Pittsburgh Eyebar Suspension Bridges English
External LinkBridges & Tunnels of Allegheny County, PA: Seventh Street Bridge English
External LinkHAER: Three Sisters Bridges, Seventh Street Bridge, Spanning Allegheny River at Seventh Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA English
External LinkHAER: Three Sisters Bridges, Spanning Allegheny River at 6th, 7th & 9th Sts., Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA English
External LinkWikipedia: Andy Warhol Bridge English

Relevant Literature
* Fernández Troyano, Leonardo   Tierra sobre el agua, Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Madrid (Spain) , ISBN 8438001483, 1999; pp. 510.

 
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