Smithfield Street Bridge (PHLF Historic Landmark)

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Smithfield Street Bridge is a historic lenticular truss bridge in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, renowned as one of the oldest steel bridges in the United States and a key river crossing over the Monongahela River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf PHLF Historic Landmark ⓘ
historic bridge ⓘ
lenticular truss bridge ⓘ
architecturalStyle lenticular truss ⓘ
carries pedestrian traffic ⓘ
vehicular traffic ⓘ
category Bridges in Pittsburgh ⓘ
Road bridges in Pennsylvania ⓘ
Steel bridges in the United States ⓘ
Truss bridges in the United States ⓘ
city Pittsburgh ⓘ
connects Downtown Pittsburgh ⓘ
South Shore of Pittsburgh ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
crosses Monongahela River ⓘ
Monongahela River at Smithfield Street ⓘ
designedBy Gustav Lindenthal ⓘ
function road bridge ⓘ
hasHistoricSignificance early use of steel in bridge construction ⓘ
important example of lenticular truss design ⓘ
hasLandmarkStatusFrom City of Pittsburgh Historic Review Commission ⓘ
National Park Service ⓘ
Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation ⓘ
heritageDesignation City of Pittsburgh Historic Structure ⓘ
National Historic Landmark ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ
Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark ⓘ
isPartOf Pittsburgh riverfront historic landscape ⓘ
locatedIn Allegheny County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Allegheny County

Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Downtown Pittsburgh
locatedOnWaterway Monongahela River ⓘ
maintainedBy Pennsylvania Department of Transportation ⓘ
material steel ⓘ
namedAfter Smithfield Street ⓘ
notableAs one of the oldest steel bridges in the United States ⓘ
owner Pennsylvania Department of Transportation ⓘ
partOf transportation infrastructure of Pittsburgh ⓘ
region Western Pennsylvania ⓘ
river Monongahela River ⓘ
significance key river crossing in downtown Pittsburgh ⓘ
usedFor local traffic between downtown and South Side ⓘ
urban commuting ⓘ

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Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark → hasInstance → Smithfield Street Bridge (PHLF Historic Landmark) ⓘ