Architect Multiple NRHP Reference # 77001120 Construction started 1929 Total length 468 m Area 4,047 m² | Architectural style Other, Parabolic arch Added to NRHP March 28, 1977 Opened 1932 Clearance below 60 m Bridge type Arch bridge | |
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Location US 30 (Lincoln Highway) at Turtle Creek, North Versailles Township, East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Built 1929-September 10, 1932 Address North Versailles, PA 15137, USA Similar Edgar Thomson Steel Wor, Westinghouse Memorial, McKees Rocks Bridge, PRR Port Perry Bridge, Gulf Tower | ||
George westinghouse bridge westbound
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 bridge has a total length of 1,598 feet (487 m) comprising five spans. The longest, central span is 460 feet (140 m), with the deck height 240 feet (73 m) above the valley floor. It had its grand opening on Saturday, September 10, 1932 as the world's longest concrete arch span structure. It cost $1.75 million ($30.7 million in 2016 dollars).
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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.
George westinghouse bridge eastbound
Popular culture
The bridge was featured in the 2011 film Warrior starring Nick Nolte and Jennifer Morrison.