Homestead Grays Bridge
Homestead Grays Bridge | |
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View of the Homestead Grays Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 40°24′39″N 79°55′08″W / 40.41083°N 79.91889°W |
| Carries | Blue Belt |
| Crosses | Monongahela River |
| Locale | Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Official name | Homestead Grays Bridge |
| Other name | Pittsburgh-Homestead High Level Bridge |
| Named for | Homestead Grays |
| Maintained by | Allegheny County |
| NBI Number | 027301304723920 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Truss bridge |
| Total length | 3,750 ft (1,140 m) |
| Height | 49.9 ft (15.2 m) |
| History | |
| Built | 1936 |
| Designated | 2001 |
Homestead High-Level Bridge | |
| Location | Monongahela River at West St., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Area | 5.4 acres (2.2 ha) |
| Built | 1934 |
| Architectural style | Wichert Continuous Truss |
| MPS | Allegheny County Owned River Bridges TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 86000016 |
| Added to NRHP | January 7, 1986 |
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Interactive map of Homestead Grays Bridge | |
The Homestead Grays Bridge, also known as the (Homestead) High Level Bridge, was built in 1936 and spans the Monongahela River between Homestead Borough and the southernmost tip of Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood. It is notable as the first bridge to incorporate the Wichert Truss, which uses a quadrilateral shape over each support, into its design. This made the truss statically determinate, so that forces in the structural members could be calculated. There are very few surviving Wichert Truss bridges, including one other example in Pittsburgh, the Charles Anderson Memorial Bridge.