Point Bridge
The Point Bridge was a steel cantilever truss bridge that spanned the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: former bridge built in 1927 over the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Also known as: “Point Bridge II”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Acrisure Stadium and PNC Park.
Acrisure Stadium
Stadium
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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 2,400 feet north of Point Bridge.
PNC Park
Stadium
PNC Park is a baseball stadium on the North Shore of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the fifth location to serve as the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Pittsburgh Pirates. PNC Park is situated 3,300 feet northeast of Point Bridge.
Fort Pitt Museum
Museum
Photo: Photojunkie, Public domain.
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 1,100 feet east of Point Bridge.
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.
Point Bridge
- Categories: truss bridge, road bridge, cantilever bridge, and transportation
- Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Point Bridge” goes by many names.
- German: “Zweite Point Bridge”
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