Monongahela River bridges of Pittsburgh

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 Monongahela is the southern river of Pittsburgh.

All bridges listed here start from west (confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers) to east.

Starting at the Fort Pitt Bridge, as viewed from Grandview Avenue on Mount Washington. See the I-376 page for photos on this bridge.

These piers are the remnants of the Wabash Bridge. This used to be a railway bridge for the Wabash Terminal until the train station was destroyed in a fire in 1946. However, unlike the tunnel, the bridge could not be salvaged and was functionally obsolete, requiring the demolition of the Wabash Bridge in 1948.

The Smithfield Street Bridge, as seen from Grandview Avenue.

The Smithfield Street Bridge is unique for its ornate, lenticular (eye-shaped) truss span. This is the second-oldest extant steel bridge in the United States.

As seen from Grandview Avenue, from foreground to background: the Panhandle Bridge, Liberty Bridge, 10th Street Bridge, and the Birmingham Bridge.

The 10th Street Bridge.

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