Pittsburgh is known as the City of Bridges for a reason. Being located on three major rivers as well as hills and valleys is enough to warrant multiple bridges. The Allegheny is the northern river of Pittsburgh.
All bridges listed here start from west (confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers) to east.
The first bridge across the Allegheny, the Fort Duquesne Bridge.
Connecting the Golden Triangle (Downtown) to the North Shore are the Three Sisters Bridges. All three of these bridges are self-anchored suspension bridges using eyebars instead of cables. These bridges are notable for being the only set of three bridges in the United States to be designed almost identically, as well as for being the first self-anchored suspension bridges in the United States.
The 6th Street Bridge, also known as the Roberto Clemente Bridge, connects Downtown to PNC Park, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates. It's a fitting name to honor one of the most famous MLB players.
Now on the bridge itself. Notice how there are no cables.
The other two sisters, as viewed from the 6th Street Bridge. These are the 7th Street Bridge (Andy Warhol Bridge) closer to the foreground and the 9th Street Bridge (Rachel Carson Bridge) further in the background. The Warhol Bridge appropriately connects to the Andy Warhol Museum on the North Shore, and the Rachel Carson Bridge, named after the famous conservationist, connects to the Allegheny Commons Park, home of the National Aviary.
Even further in the background are the trusses of the Fort Wayne Railroad Bridge.
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