OFFICIAL NAME:
OTHER DESIGNATION:
Smithfield & Liberty Garage pedestrian bridge
Gimbels Garage pedestrian bridge
LOCATION:
Pittsburgh
USGS 7.5" Topo Quad - UTM Coordinates:
Pittsburgh West - Zone 17; 0584 4476
CARRIES:
pedestrians
BETWEEN:
-- former Gimbels department store
-- Smithfield and Liberty parking garage
CROSSES:
Strawberry Wy between Smithfield St and Liberty Av
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ADDITIONAL INFO:
This skywalk has two branches connecting from the sixth level of the Pittsburgh Parking Authority's Smithfield and Liberty garage: one leads to the former Gimbel's department store building, the other links the exclusive Duquesne Club on Sixth Av. The skywalk clings to the outside of adjacent buildings.
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