Pittsburgh Bridges at the Point
Historic American Engineering Record PA-3, PA-4, PA-5
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COVER PAGE
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER)
Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service
Historic American Buildings Survey - Collection of the Library of Congress
This record [PA-3] also serves as the historical report for PA-4 [North Side Point Bridge {Manchester Bridge}] and PA-5 [Point Bridge].
South Twenty-Second Street Bridge (Brady Street Bridge)
PA-3 (LOC call number: HAER, PA-2-PITBU,31)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; UTM: 17.587080.4476110; Quad: Pittsburgh East
Date of Construction: 1895-96
Present Use: (Demolished May 29, 1978)
Significance: The Brady Street Bridge, contracted by Schultz Bridge and Iron Co. of Pittsburgh, was a steel-riveted, through-highway bridge. The structure consisted of a tied arch for the central span with a suspended deck, and two through-trusses for the side spans. The bridge was the second to be owned by the city and the first free bridge in Pittsburgh.
Historian: James D. Van Trump, 1973
North Side Point Bridge (Manchester Bridge)
PA-4 (LOC call number: HAER, PA-2-PITBU,59)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; UTM: 17.583680.4477220; Quad: Pittsbrugh West
Date of Construction: 1911-15
Present Use: (Demolished, 1970)
Significance: The Manchester Bridge replaced the old wooden Union Bridge, the first bridge erected at the Point and demolished in 1907. Both bridges spanned the Allegheny, connecting the Point of Pittsburgh to its North Side. The superstructure consisted of two Pennsylvania through-truss spans, each 531 feet long, with a clearance of 70 feet above harbor pool level. The designs of the bridge and the finely crafted, ornamental ironwork of the portals were executed under the direction of the Pittsburgh Department of Public Works.
Historian: James D. Van Trump, 1973
Point Bridge
PA-5 (LOC call number: HAER, PA-2-PITBU,38)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; UTM: 17.583630.4476880; Quad: Pittsburgh West
Date of Construction: 1925-27
Present Use: (Demolished, 1970)
Significance: This bridge, the second to be built near this site, was erected to replace the original; the old bridge was demolished shortly after completion of the new bridge. The second Point Bridge was constructed by the Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh - total length, 1330 feet with approaches. The main span for river clearance was 430 feet for river clearance, and the deck held a 38-foot roadway. It was a cantilever, arch-truss construction with a suspended central span. Although closed in 1959, it was not demolished until eleven years later.
Historian: James D. Van Trump, 1973
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