Bloomfield Bridge

Bloomfield Bridge
Coordinates40°27′38″N 79°57′21″W / 40.4605°N 79.9559°W / 40.4605; -79.9559
CrossesP&W Subdivision, Pittsburgh Line, Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway, Local streets
LocaleBloomfield and Polish Hill neighborhoods of Pittsburgh
Characteristics
DesignGirder bridge
MaterialSteel
Total length1,535 feet (468 m)
Width4 lanes
Clearance below150 feet (46 m)
History
DesignerGannett Fleming Engineering
Opened1986
Location
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The Bloomfield Bridge is a bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which carries four lanes of traffic across Skunk Hollow, a steep ravine between the densely populated neighborhoods of Bloomfield and Polish Hill.[1]

  1. ^ Bush, Perry (Winter 1991). "A Neighborhood, a Hollow, and the Bloomfield Bridge: The Relationship Between Community and Infrastructure". Pittsburgh History. 74 (4): 160–172. Retrieved February 8, 2022.