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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Smithfield Street Bridge (PHLF Historic Landmark) canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Smithfield Street Bridge (PHLF Historic Landmark) Context triple: [Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark, hasInstance, Smithfield Street Bridge (PHLF Historic Landmark)]
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Church Street Bridge
Church Street Bridge is a historic road bridge in Melbourne, Australia, known for carrying Church Street over the Yarra River and serving as a key local traffic link.
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B.
Spring Garden Street Bridge
Spring Garden Street Bridge is a historic roadway bridge in Philadelphia that carries Spring Garden Street over the Schuylkill River, connecting the city’s Center City area with West Philadelphia.
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C.
Wells Street Bridge
Wells Street Bridge is a historic double-deck, double-leaf bascule bridge in downtown Chicago that carries both road traffic and elevated trains across the Chicago River.
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D.
Harrison Street bridge
Harrison Street bridge is a roadway bridge spanning Lake Carnegie in Princeton, New Jersey, carrying Harrison Street across the lake and connecting the surrounding communities.
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E.
Stanton Street Bridge
The Stanton Street Bridge is an international bridge that carries vehicular and pedestrian traffic across the U.S.–Mexico border between El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Smithfield Street Bridge (PHLF Historic Landmark) Target entity description: 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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A.
Church Street Bridge
Church Street Bridge is a historic road bridge in Melbourne, Australia, known for carrying Church Street over the Yarra River and serving as a key local traffic link.
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B.
Spring Garden Street Bridge
Spring Garden Street Bridge is a historic roadway bridge in Philadelphia that carries Spring Garden Street over the Schuylkill River, connecting the city’s Center City area with West Philadelphia.
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C.
Wells Street Bridge
Wells Street Bridge is a historic double-deck, double-leaf bascule bridge in downtown Chicago that carries both road traffic and elevated trains across the Chicago River.
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D.
Harrison Street bridge
Harrison Street bridge is a roadway bridge spanning Lake Carnegie in Princeton, New Jersey, carrying Harrison Street across the lake and connecting the surrounding communities.
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E.
Stanton Street Bridge
The Stanton Street Bridge is an international bridge that carries vehicular and pedestrian traffic across the U.S.–Mexico border between El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
PHLF Historic Landmark
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historic bridge ⓘ lenticular truss bridge ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | lenticular truss ⓘ |
| carries |
pedestrian traffic
ⓘ
vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| category |
Bridges in Pittsburgh
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Road bridges in Pennsylvania ⓘ Steel bridges in the United States ⓘ Truss bridges in the United States ⓘ |
| city |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
surface form:
Pittsburgh
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| 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
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important example of lenticular truss design ⓘ |
| hasLandmarkStatusFrom |
City of Pittsburgh Historic Review Commission
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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
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| 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
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urban commuting ⓘ |
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Subject: Smithfield Street Bridge (PHLF Historic Landmark) Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
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