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Fort Pitt Bridge

Image:FortPittBridge.jpg
Carries	8 lanes (4 upper, 4 lower) of I-279/U.S. Route 22/U.S. Route 30
Crosses	Monongahela River
Locale	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Maintained by	PennDOT
Design	Double-decked Steel Bowstring Arch bridge
Longest span	750 ft
Total length	1,207 ft
Clearance below	47.1 ft
AADT	150,000
Opening date	June 19, 1959
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The Fort Pitt Bridge is a steel bowstring arch bridge that spans the Monongahela River near its confluence with the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It carries Interstate 279 between the Fort Pitt Tunnel and Point State Park.

It is used by 150,000 vehicles per day.

[edit] See also

• List of crossings of the Monongahela River

[edit] External links

• Fort Pitt Bridge at PGH Bridges.com

Bridges of the Monongahela River
Upstream Smithfield Street Bridge SR 3027	Fort Pitt Bridge Image:No image wide.svgImage:No image wide.svgImage:No image wide.svgImage:Truck plate.svg Image:I-279.svgImage:US 22.svgImage:US 30.svgImage:US 19.svg	Downstream West End Bridge (Ohio River) Image:US 19.svg