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allegorical carving from Allegheny County Office Building; 1929-31; Stanley L. Roush, architect

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Home > All By Location regional map > Pittsburgh East > Brilliant Cutoff Viaduct over Silver Lake
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Lincoln Av (left) crosses above Washington Blvd and through Brilliant Cutoff Viaduct (right)
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Panoramic montage of eastern side of viaduct

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Southern-most pier;
Second arch -- each arch includes steel reinforcing;
Second pier from southern end;
Detail of string course at arch spring line on second pier

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Details from second pier from southern end:
"P. L. 1879" -- stone re-used from another structure?;
"1903"

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View north of eastern side of third and fourth arch openings;
Fourth arch crosses Silver Lake Drive, adjacent (fourth) pier with additional string course below arch spring line;
Builder tablet on western face of pier south of 100 ft arch;
Postcard view of Silver Lake

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Lincoln Av (left) crosses Washington Blvd and passes below Brilliant Cutoff Viaduct;
Lincoln Av (left) passes through Brilliant Viaduct below plate girder span;
View south from Lincoln Av of northernmost arch;
View south from Lincoln Av of western face of Viaduct with Washington Blvd (left);
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Lincoln Av passes through Brilliant Viaduct below plate girder span
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USGS topographic map;
Aerial photograph map


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