The 16th Street Bridge is a through arch bridge that spans the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The bridge was constructed in 1922 with a length of 1,900 feet (580 m) and a width of 40 feet (12 m). The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The 16th Street Bridge is one of the more popular bridges in the city of Pittsburgh and provides easy access to the Strip District and the North Shore.
Days after the infamous St. Patrick's Day Flood of 1936, reports spread on March 20 that the bridge collapsed from the pressure of the receding flood waters and debris, prompting Pittsburgh Police Chief, Jacob Dorsey to close all city bridges for fear of receding waters and debris weakening or collapsing them.
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View from 31st Street Bridge, with Downtown in background and Heinz loft on left bank
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View from Strip District
Famous quotes containing the words street and/or bridge:
“The American father ... is never seen in London. He passes his life entirely in Wall Street and communicates with his family once a month by means of a telegram in cipher.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)
“Oh, who will now be able to relate how Pantagruel behaved in face of these three hundred giants! Oh my muse, my Calliope, my Thalie, inspire me now, restore my spirits, because here is the ass’s bridge of logic, here is the pitfall, here is the difficulty of being able to describe the horrible battle undertaken.”
—François Rabelais (1494–1553)