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allegorical carving from Allegheny County Office Building; 1929-31; Stanley L. Roush, architect

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Home > All By Location regional map > McKeesport > 13th Av Bridge 1892
1893 drawing of bridge
1913 photo of bridge
1893 drawing of bridge with incline;
1913 view upstream on the Yough: 13th St in foreground, 15th St beyond
OFFICIAL NAME:

OTHER DESIGNATION:
13th Av Bridge

LOCATION:
McKeesport - Port Vue

USGS 7.5" Topo Quad - UTM Coordinates:
McKeesport - Zone 17; 0596 4465


CARRIED:
motor vehicles, two lanes
street railway

BETWEEN:
-- 13th Av (McKeesport) on right descending bank of Youghiogheny River
-- River Rd (Port Vue), Port Vue Incline on left descending bank of Youghiogheny River

CROSSED:
-- (RDB to LDB) Youghiogheny River


TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION / DESIGN:
Pratt through truss

LENGTH OF MAIN SPAN:

TOTAL LENGTH (including longest elevated ramp):

HEIGHT OF DECK:

YEAR ERECTED / ENGINEER:
1892


ADDITIONAL INFO:

FIELD CHECKED:

INFO SOURCES:
Abbott, et al, "First one hundred years of McKeesport"; USACE Monongahela River Nav. Charts


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Last modified on 13-Nov-2000
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