Category:1877 Point Bridge

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<nowiki>Erste Point Bridge; Point Bridge I; former bridge over the Monongahela River built in 1887; 1877 Point Bridge</nowiki>
Point Bridge I 
former bridge over the Monongahela River built in 1887
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LocationPittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Start time
  • 1877
End time
  • 1927
Structure replaced by
Map40° 26′ 26.46″ N, 80° 00′ 50.72″ W
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Wikidata Q24807471
Structurae structure ID: 20006126
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English: The first, trussed eyebar suspension Point Bridge (1877-1927) was an award-winning design by Edward Hemberle, chief-engineer of the American Bridge Company of Chicago, who introduced a novel approach to stiffened chain suspension bridges. Construction was started on July 1, 1875, and instantly lauded for its elegance bridge was opened to traffic in April, 1877. It was closed in 1924 due to poor maintenance and demolished in 1927.

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