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South Tenth Street Bridge

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The bridge was constructed in 1931–33. After construction of the piers and 116-foot (35 m) towers, workers on suspended catwalks began spinning the two 13-inch (33 cm) diameter steel cables in February, 1932. Each cable was wound from 19 bundles of 256 wires each, for a total of more than
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The two cables, each 13 inches (33 cm) in diameter, are anchored in concrete vaults at either end of the span and travel over two 160-foot (49 m) towers resting on stone piers. Suspender cables, arranged in pairs which are spaced 25 feet (7.6 m) apart, transfer the load of the bridge
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to Pittsburgh at McKee Street (now South 10th Street) was first proposed by the Birmingham Bridge and Road Company, incorporated in 1837. The company also had license to construct a turnpike along Denman Street (South 12th Street) extending to the Monongahela and Coal Hill Turnpike (modern day
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By the 1970s, many parts of the bridge had deteriorated, particularly the deck and electrical system. A $ 1.8 million rehabilitation project was completed in 1978–79, including structural repairs, deck and sidewalk replacement, painting, and removal of the streetcar tracks. The bridge was
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2,500 miles (4,000 km) of wire in the entire bridge. After this work was complete, the structural steel superstructure and bridge deck were installed. The bridge opened with little fanfare on February 11, 1933. The total cost of the project was about $ 1.6 million.
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Arlington Avenue and William Street). The project languished for many years until the company was reincorporated as the Birmingham Bridge Company in 1853, having fully abandoned plans to construct the turnpike. The company completed a three-span, covered wooden
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created in the 1990s, the geese were painted over when the bridge was repainted in 2018. The original artist, Tim Kaulen, launched a petition to restore the geese which gathered enough signatures to win approval from the
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at a cost of $ 21.1 million. This project included replacement of the deck, sidewalks, and lighting, structural repairs, painting, waterproofing, and installation of a novel system to dehumidify the bridge cables.
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The wooden bridge was in poor condition by the early 1900s and was demolished in 1902. A new steel bridge was completed in 1904. This bridge was a five-span
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The Tenth Street Bridge is 1,275 feet (389 m) long and has a main span of 725 feet (221 m). It is the only conventional cable
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The bridge superstructure is painted in the signature "Aztec Gold" color used on several other downtown bridges in Pittsburgh.
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Roadway, was completed in September, 1933, providing a highway connection from the south end of the bridge to the
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in 1859. In 1896, the city of Pittsburgh purchased the bridge for $ 305,000 and abolished the 1-cent toll.
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deck to the main cables. There are 28 sets of suspender cables on the main span and 10 on each side span.
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In 2015, the bridge was one of three bridges to have bike specific lanes installed. It was listed on the
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or "dino-geese") at the top of the south tower, described as "quirky icons" by the
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Built between 1931 and 1933, this bridge connects South Tenth Street on the
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The Tenth Street Bridge is known locally for its painted figures of four
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Philip Murray Bridge Dedication: story by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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streetcars on the 53 Carrick route. The line was rerouted to the
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A private toll bridge connecting what was then the borough of
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was completed, linking the north end of the bridge with
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The only cable suspension bridge that is located in
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Coordinates
40°25′57.06″N 79°59′21.17″W / 40.4325167°N 79.9892139°W / 40.4325167; -79.9892139
Monongahela River
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
Suspension bridge
Clearance below
Daily traffic
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Streamline Moderne
86000020
suspension bridge
Monongahela River
Downtown
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
Labor Day
Philip Murray
United Steelworkers of America
South Side
Armstrong Tunnel
Bluff
Duquesne University
Bluff
National Register of Historic Places
suspension bridge
Allegheny County
Three Sisters
eyebars

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