OFFICIAL NAME:
Davis Avenue Bridge
OTHER DESIGNATION:
Davis Av over Woods Run
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LOCATION:
Pittsburgh
USGS 7.5" Topo Quad - UTM Coordinates:
Pittsburgh West - Zone 17; 0582 4481
CARRIES:
Davis Av
BETWEEN:
-- Riverview Park
--Laird St
CROSSES:
-- Woods Run; Woods Run Av
TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION / DESIGN:
steel deck cantilever arch
LENGTH OF MAIN SPAN:
156 ft
TOTAL LENGTH (including longest elevated ramp):
396 ft
HEIGHT OF DECK:
70 ft clearance, below bottom chord at mid-span
YEAR ERECTED / ENGINEER:
1898, City of Allegheny Department of Public Works
Fabricator: Fort Pitt Bridge Works (Pittsburgh)
Superstructure: Gustave Kaufman
Substructure: C. M. Driver
Current owner: City of Pittsburgh
ADDITIONAL INFO:
Closed to traffic
view page - Davis Avenue Bridge -- Historic American Engineering Record document
FIELD CHECKED:
INFO SOURCES:
field check; Historic American Engineering Record (HAER)
