Smithfield Street Bridge

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Smithfield Street Bridge is a historic lenticular truss bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, known as one of the oldest steel bridges in the United States and a National Historic Landmark.

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Smithfield Street Bridge canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Historic Landmark
historic bridge
lenticular truss bridge
road bridge
steel bridge
alsoKnownAs Smithfield Street Bridge (Monongahela River)
carries Smithfield Street
pedestrian traffic
vehicular traffic
city Pittsburgh
connects Downtown Pittsburgh
South Shore of Pittsburgh
constructionStart 1881
country United States
crosses Monongahela River
crossesAt Monongahela River at Downtown Pittsburgh
linked to: Monongahela River
design lenticular truss
designer Gustav Lindenthal
hasLighting decorative lighting
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places listing
length approximately 1,184 feet
locatedIn Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
linked to: Allegheny County

Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
United States
maintainedBy Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
material steel
NHLDesignationDate 1976
notableFor being one of the oldest steel bridges in the United States
distinctive lenticular truss profile
NRHPListingDate 1974
numberOfSpans 3
opened 1883
owner City of Pittsburgh
partOf Pittsburgh bridge network
precededBy wooden covered bridge at same site
state Pennsylvania
trafficType road traffic
width approximately 46 feet

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Monongahela River hasBridge Smithfield Street Bridge
Gustav Lindenthal designed Smithfield Street Bridge
Gustav Lindenthal notableWork Smithfield Street Bridge
Golden Triangle (Pittsburgh) hasBridgeConnection Smithfield Street Bridge
subject linked to: Golden Triangle