South Tenth Street Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 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 |
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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. It is the longest bridge spanning the Monongahela River and serves as the only cable suspension bridge across any of Pittsburgh's three rivers. The bridge was renamed on Labor Day 2007 for Philip Murray, the first president of the United Steelworkers of America.[1]
The bridge was built in 1931 and 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.
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See also
- Armstrong Tunnel
- List of crossings of the Monongahela River
References
- ^ United Steelworkers. "Steelworkers, Western Pennsylvania Union Members to Dedicate Philip Murray Bridge following Pittsburgh Labor Day Parade". Retrieved 2007-09-03.
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.
- Dino geese are back atop the 10th Street Bridge