Home > All By Location regional map > Pittsburgh West > West End Bridge Search pghbridges.com Search WWW View north More detail photos OFFICIAL NAME: West End Bridge Allegheny County Bridge No 3 Ohio River OTHER DESIGNATION: West End - North Side Bridge pghw582-14 LOCATION: Pittsburgh USGS 7.5" Topo Quad - UTM Coordinates: Pittsburgh West - Zone 17; 0582 4477 CARRIES: US 19, SR0019; two lanes each direction Pedestrian walkways on both upstream and downstream sides BETWEEN: -- PA65, US19, Beaver Av, Chateau St, Western Av, Reedsdale St -- PA837 West Carson St at West End Circle; PA60; PA51 CROSSES: -- PA65, Ridge Av -- Ohio River at Mile 1.0 -- CSX RR, PA837 West Carson St TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION / DESIGN: steel trussed through tied arch, steel cable suspenders LENGTH OF MAIN SPAN: 780 ft (755.0 ft horizontal clearance channel span) TOTAL LENGTH (including longest elevated ramp): 1978.75 ft before removal of four approach trusses Spans as originally constructed (south to north): 89.75 ft deck girder, 155.00 ft warren pony truss, 140.75 ft warren pony truss, 145.25 warren pony truss, 780 ft tied trussed arch, 178.25 warren pony truss, 157.25 warren pony truss, 157.25 ft warren pony truss, 175.25 ft warren pony truss Northern four pony trusses removed for construction of new ramps connecting Beaver Av Expressway and North Shore Expressway. HEIGHT OF DECK: 66.3 ft Emsworth Dam normal pool level 710 ft YEAR ERECTED / ENGINEER: 1930-32, County of Allegheny ADDITIONAL INFO: Mounted on the doorway of each entry pylon, a plaque reads: ALLEGHENY COUNTY WEST END BRIDGE NO. 3 OHIO RIVER ERECTED 1931-1932 DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS DIRECTOR 1931 NORMAN F. BROWN DIRECTOR 1932 F. J. CHESTER CHIEF ENGINEER V. R. COVELL RIVER MASONRY AND NORTH APPROACH FOUNDATION COMPANY SUPERSTRUCTURE AMERICAN BRIDGE COMPANY PAVING SUPERSTRUCTURE AND NORTH APPROACH HARRISON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY NORTH APPROACH R. H. CUNNINGHAM & SONS COMPANY Facing traffic at the top of each entry pylon, a stone relief panel reads: ALLEGHENY COUNTY WEST END BRIDGE ERECTED 1931-1932 COMMISSIONERS JOS. G. ARMSTRONG 1931   E. V. BABCOCK 1931 CHAS. C. McGOVERN 1931-1932 W. D. MANSFIELD 1932   C. M. BARR 1932 CONTROLLER ROBERT G. WOODSIDE On the northeastern pylon, a small plaque reads: THE OUTSTANDING CIVIL ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD PITTSBURGH, PA - 1991 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS (logo) THE WEST END BRIDGE REHABILITATION PROJECT PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - DISTRICT 11-0 PRESENTED BY THE PITTSBURGH SECTION - ASCE view page -- Historic American Engineering Record (PA-96-01) article. view page - Other structures in the West End Valley FIELD CHECKED: 22-Jun-2000 INFO SOURCES: USACE Ohio River Nav. Charts; HAER Submit info or inquiry - share some facts or ask a question. Introduction -- Nearby Structures Page created: Last modified: 31-May-2002 View Larger Map copyright: © Bruce S. Cridlebaugh 1999-2008 All Rights Reserved