Veterans Bridge (Pittsburgh)
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Veterans Bridge (Pittsburgh)
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The Veterans Bridge is a steel and welded girder bridge that carries Interstate 579 over the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Completed in 1988 it cost $420 million. It opened on November 11, 1988 complete with 107th National Guard howitzers firing ceremoniously from the deck, as the last link in I-579. The bridge, 1,050 feet (320 m) in length, has a main span of 410 feet (120 m) and is 51 feet (16 m) above the water.
The roadway atop the structure is seven lanes wide, with six lanes
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Bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterans_Bridge_(Pittsburgh)
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2021-05-14T01:03:13Z
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