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Homestead Grays Bridge

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In 2006 and 2007 work was undertaken to rehabilitate the bridge: the deck was removed and the structure stripped down to the steel, then the steel structure repaired and a new, wider deck put on. The new deck is six feet wider in traffic lanes—three feet on each side—and also has broader pedestrian
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The bridge was dedicated on Saturday November 20, 1937, having cost the county of Allegheny $ 2.75 million to build and originally carried four highway lanes and two streetcar tracks of
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walkways. The railings and lighting were replaced with reproductions of historic models, and the entire structure received a new coat of blue-grey paint.
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On July 11, 2002, the Homestead High-Level Bridge was renamed the Homestead Grays Bridge in honor of the
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Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
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Homestead Grays bridge to gain 18 plaques honoring Negro League Greats
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Bridges and Tunnels of Allegheny County "Homestead High-Level Bridge"
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neighborhood. It is notable as the first bridge to incorporate the
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Coordinates
40°24′39″N 79°55′08″W / 40.41083°N 79.91889°W / 40.41083; -79.91889
Blue Belt
Allegheny
Named for
Homestead Grays
Allegheny County
NBI
027301304723920
Truss bridge
Pittsburgh Landmark – PHLF
Monongahela River
Homestead Borough
Pittsburgh
Squirrel Hill
Wichert Truss
statically determinate
Charles Anderson Memorial Bridge
Pittsburgh Railways Company
Homestead Grays

List of crossings of the Monongahela River
Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009
"Squirrel Hill South (map)"
the original
"From Browns to Grays: Evolution of the Homestead Grays Bridge"
"Homestead High Level Bridge"
"High-Level Bridge Renamed For Homestead Grays"
the original

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