George Westinghouse Bridge
by Robert Fawcett
Title
George Westinghouse Bridge
Artist
Robert Fawcett
Medium
Photograph - Photographic
Description
Named for George Westinghouse (October 6, 1846 � March 12, 1914), the American entrepreneur and engineer. Nearby was the famous Westinghouse Electric Corporation East Pittsburgh Works, which is now an industrial park.
in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, carries U.S. Route 30, the Lincoln Highway, 240 feet (73 m) over the Turtle Creek Valley where it joins the Monongahela River Valley east of Pittsburgh. Its has a total length of 1,598 feet (487 m) comprising five spans. The longest, central span is 460 feet (140 m), with the deck height 240 feet (73 m) above the valley floor.[3] It had its grand opening on Saturday, September 10, 1932[2] as the world's longest concrete arch span structure.[3] It cost $1.75 million ($30.2 million in 2014 dollars).
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September 2nd, 2014
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