OFFICIAL NAME:
Pittsburgh Birmingham Bridge
Birmingham Bridge
OTHER DESIGNATION:
LOCATION:
Pittsburgh
USGS 7.5" Topo Quad - UTM Coordinates:
Pittsburgh East - Zone 17; 0585 4476
CARRIED:
vehicles
BETWEEN:
-- Cross St over B&O RR at Second Av on right descending bank of Monongahela River
-- South Tenth St [formerly McKee St, renamed 1868] on left descending bank of Monongahela River
CROSSED:
Monongahela River at mile 1.5
TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION / DESIGN:
wooden covered
LENGTH OF MAIN SPAN:
TOTAL LENGTH (including longest elevated ramp):
HEIGHT OF DECK:
YEAR ERECTED / ENGINEER:
c1861
replaced 1875
ADDITIONAL INFO:
The charter for the construction of a bridge between Kensington (Pittsburgh) and Birmingham (South Side) was given in 1837 and stock was offered for sale. But White's "Bridges of Pittsburgh" notes the first bridge crossing here was not opened until 1861.
FIELD CHECKED:
INFO SOURCES:
1874 Hopkins plot maps; Harris "Pittsburgh business directory...1837"
