South Tenth Street Bridge
| South Tenth Street Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 40°25′57.06″N 79°59′21.17″W / 40.4325167°N 79.9892139°WCoordinates: 40°25′57.06″N 79°59′21.17″W / 40.4325167°N 79.9892139°W |
| Carries | 4 lanes of roadway |
| Crosses | Monongahela River |
| Locale | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Official name | Philip Murray Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Suspension bridge |
| Total length | 1,275 feet |
| Longest span | 725 feet |
| Clearance below | 50.3 feet |
| History | |
| Opened | 1933 |
South Tenth Street Bridge, most often called the Tenth Street Bridge, but officially dubbed the Philip Murray Bridge, is a suspension bridge spanning the Monongahela River in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The bridge was renamed on Labor Day 2007 for Philip Murray, the first president of the United Steelworkers of America.[1]
The bridge connects South Tenth Street on the South Side to Second Avenue and the Armstrong Tunnel under the Bluff. A staircase leads from the northern terminus of the bridge up to the campus of Duquesne University on the Bluff. In 2015, the bridge was one of 3 bridges to have bike specific lanes installed.
View of bridge and Duquesne University from the South
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External links
- South Tenth Street Bridge at Structurae
- entry at pghbridges.com
- entry at BridgeMeister.com
- Nate Guidry (2007). Philip Murray Bridge Dedication: story by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved September 4, 2007.
See also
References
- ↑ United Steelworkers. "Steelworkers, Western Pennsylvania Union Members to Dedicate Philip Murray Bridge following Pittsburgh Labor Day Parade". Retrieved 2007-09-03.
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