George Westinghouse Bridge
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George Westinghouse Memorial Bridge in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, carries U.S. Route 30, the Lincoln Highway, over the Turtle Creek Valley near to where it joins the Monongahela River Valley east of Pittsburgh. The reinforced concrete open-spandrel deck arch bridge has a total length of Script error: No such module "convert". comprising five spans. The longest, central span is Script error: No such module "convert"., with the deck height Script error: No such module "convert". above the valley floor, for a time the world's longest concrete arch span structure.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". It cost $1.75 million ($Template:Formatprice in Template:Inflation-year dollars). The design engineers were Vernon R. Covell and George S. Richardson, with architectural design by Stanley Roush. The pylons at the ends of the bridges feature Art Deco reliefs by Frank Vittor.[1]
The bridge is named for George Westinghouse (October 6, 1846 – March 12, 1914), the American entrepreneur and engineer. Nearby was the famous Westinghouse Electric Corporation East Pittsburgh Works, which is now an industrial park. Notable attractions visible while driving across the bridge include the Edgar Thomson Steel Works (U.S. Steel Mon Valley Works) and Kennywood Park.[1]
Popular culture
The bridge was featured in the 2011 film Warrior starring Joel Edgerton and Tom Hardy.
See also
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- Westinghouse Memorial
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
- List of bridges in the United States by height
References
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External links
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- Lincoln Highway
- Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks
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- National Register of Historic Places in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- Open-spandrel deck arch bridges in the United States
- Concrete bridges in the United States
- Bridges in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania