Fort Pitt Bridge

Fort Pitt Bridge

Infobox_Bridge
bridge_name= Fort Pitt Bridge


caption=
official_name= Fort Pitt Bridge
also_known_as= Parkway West #1
carries= 8 lanes (4 upper, 4 lower) of
crosses= Monongahela River
locale= Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
maint= PennDOT
id=
design= Double-decked Steel Bowstring Arch bridge
mainspan= 750 ft
length= 1,207 ft
width=
clearance=
below= 47.1 ft
traffic= 150,000
open= June 19, 1959
closed=
toll=
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map_text=
map_width=
coordinates=
lat= 40.43883
long= -80.01113

The Fort Pitt Bridge is a steel, double decker bowstring arch bridge that spans the Monongahela River near its confluence with the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It carries Interstate 279 between the Fort Pitt Tunnel and Point State Park.

It is used by 150,000 vehicles per day.

ee also

*List of crossings of the Monongahela River

External links

* [http://pghbridges.com/pittsburghW/0583-4476/ft_pitt_br.htm Fort Pitt Bridge at PGH Bridges.com]
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Crossings navbox
structure = Bridges
place = Monongahela River
bridge = Fort Pitt Bridge
bridge signs =
upstream = Wabash Bridge
upstream signs = "demolished"
downstream = West End Bridge
(Ohio River)
downstream signs =


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