Smithfield Street Bridge (PHLF Historic Landmark)

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Smithfield Street Bridge is a historic lenticular truss bridge in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, renowned as one of the oldest steel bridges in the United States and a key river crossing over the Monongahela River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf PHLF Historic Landmark
historic bridge
lenticular truss bridge
architecturalStyle lenticular truss
carries pedestrian traffic
vehicular traffic
category Bridges in Pittsburgh
Road bridges in Pennsylvania
Steel bridges in the United States
Truss bridges in the United States
city Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
surface form: Pittsburgh
connects Downtown Pittsburgh
South Shore of Pittsburgh
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crosses Monongahela River
Monongahela River at Smithfield Street
designedBy Gustav Lindenthal
function road bridge
hasHistoricSignificance early use of steel in bridge construction
important example of lenticular truss design
hasLandmarkStatusFrom City of Pittsburgh Historic Review Commission
National Park Service
Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation
heritageDesignation Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark
surface form: City of Pittsburgh Historic Structure

National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
surface form: National Register of Historic Places listing

Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark
surface form: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark
isPartOf Pittsburgh riverfront historic landscape
locatedIn Allegheny County
surface form: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Downtown Pittsburgh
surface form: Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
locatedOnWaterway Monongahela River
maintainedBy Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
material steel
namedAfter Smithfield Street NERFINISHED
notableAs one of the oldest steel bridges in the United States
owner Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
partOf transportation infrastructure of Pittsburgh
region Western Pennsylvania
river Monongahela River
significance key river crossing in downtown Pittsburgh
usedFor local traffic between downtown and South Side
urban commuting

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Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark hasInstance Smithfield Street Bridge (PHLF Historic Landmark)