Fort Pitt Bridge
The Fort Pitt Bridge is a steel, double-decked bowstring arch bridge that spans the Monongahela River near its confluence with the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge over the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Also known as: “Fort Pittsburgh”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Pitt Museum and Acrisure Stadium.
Fort Pitt Museum
Museum
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Fort Pitt Museum is an indoor/outdoor museum that is administered by the Senator John Heinz History Center in downtown Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in the United States. Fort Pitt Museum is situated 740 feet northeast of Fort Pitt Bridge.
Acrisure Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Acrisure Stadium, formerly known as Heinz Field, is a stadium located in the North Shore neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. It primarily serves as the home of the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League and the Pittsburgh Panthers of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Acrisure Stadium is situated 3,100 feet northwest of Fort Pitt Bridge.
Point State Park
Park
Photo: John, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Point State Park is a Pennsylvania state park which is located on 36 acres in Downtown Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, US, at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, forming the Ohio River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Pittsburgh and Chatham Village.
Downtown Pittsburgh
Photo: Chris connelly, CC BY 2.0.
Downtown Pittsburgh is the main business district and urban center of life in the city. Constrained by the Allegheny River on the north and the Monongahela River on the south, which join to form the Ohio River at what is known as the "Point", Downtown has been forced to grow upwards.
Chatham Village
Neighborhood
Photo: Leepaxton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chatham Village is a community within the larger Mount Washington neighborhood of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and an internationally acclaimed model of community design.
Allegheny West
Neighborhood
Photo: Ainulindale, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Allegheny West is a historic neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's North Side. The Pittsburgh Historic Review Commission voted in favor of designating the neighborhood as a city historic district in September 1989.
Fort Pitt Bridge
- Categories: tied-arch bridge, road bridge, and transportation
- Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.43902° or 40° 26′ 21″ northLongitude
-80.0112° or 80° 0′ 40″ westElevation
712 feet (217 metres)Open location code
86GXCXQQ+JGOpenStreetMap ID
way 1244978189OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
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In Other Languages
“Fort Pitt Bridge” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Fort Pitt Bridge”
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