George Westinghouse Bridge, Spanning Turtle Creek at Lincoln Highway (U.S. Route 30), East Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
Summary
Significance: Hailed as "America's Longest Concrete-Arch Bridge" when it opened in 1932, the bridge's main span remains one of the longest concrete arch spans in the U.S. This structure represents the highest engineering skill in concrete arch bridge construction. Engineers designing and construction the bridge overcame challenges presented by the extreme depth and width of Turtle Creek valley, which this bridge spans.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N424
Survey number: HAER PA-446
Building/structure dates: 1929- 1932 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 77001120
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Booth & Flinn Company
Allegheny County Department of Public Works
Pennsylvania Department of Highways
Richardson, George S
Pribanic, Frank
Pribanic, Joe
Vittor, Frank
Armstrong, Joseph G
Babcock, E V
McGovern, Charles C
Barr, C M
Mansfield, W D
DeLony, Eric N, project manager
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, sponsor
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, sponsor
Elliott, Joseph E, B, photographer
Rotenstein, David S, historian
Location
East Pittsburgh, 40.44062, -79.99589
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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