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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 > Pittsburgh East > Twenty-Eighth Street Bridge over PRR
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View southeast from Sassafras St
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Pennsylvania Railroad c1920
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View southeast from Liberty Av and 28th St;
Two views south approaching truss span;
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Truss details
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Railing detail;
View east of railroad and busway;
View west (toward downtown) of railroad and busway;
Maintenance in 1985
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Northern approach over Sassafras St;
Northern abutment;
Concrete girders encased in concrete
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Northern pier;
Detail of northern pier cap;
Modern materials (1985) underlay the deck;
Southern abutment
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Stonework on curved approach
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Stairway to Liberty Av;
Samples of stonecutter's marks;
Top course of stone parapet joined by steel cleats
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