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Davis Avenue Bridge, Spanning Woods Run Avenue at Davis Avenue, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

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Davis Avenue Bridge, Spanning Woods Run Avenue at Davis Avenue, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

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Summary

Significance: The bridge is a cantilevered structure constructed for transportation, social, and municipal purposes. Constructed before Allegheny City was consolidated into greater Pittsburgh, the bridge represents Allegheny City's residential growth and progress in public works, often forgotten after the city's annexation.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N577
Survey number: HAER PA-487
Building/structure dates: 1898-1899 Initial Construction

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Allegheny City Department of Public Works
Kaufman, Gustave
Driver, C M
Fort Pitt Bridge Works
Chester B. Albree Iron Works
McAfee, Robert
Langenheim, G C
Howley, William E
Plank, W O
DeLony, Eric N, project manager
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, sponsor
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, sponsor
Hawley, Haven, historian
Lowe, Jet, photographer
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Location

Pittsburgh (Pa.)40.48111, -80.03667
Google Map of 40.48111189999999, -80.03667209999999
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Library of Congress
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