Highland Park Bridge (1902)

The 1902 Highland Park Bridge was a cantilever through truss that carried two streetcar tracks across the Allegheny River and Sixmile Island between the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Highland Park and Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. It was replaced by the Highland Park Bridge in 1938.[1]

Highland Park Bridge (1902)
Coordinates	40.4910°N 79.9188°W / 40.4910; -79.9188
Carries	2 streetcar tracks paved for traffic
Crosses	Allegheny River
Locale	19th Street Sharpsburg and Butler St. at Baker St. (Pittsburgh)
Other name(s)	Sharpsburg Bridge, 19th Street Bridge
Characteristics
Design	cantilever through truss
Total length	1,850 feet (560 m)
Longest span	850 feet (260 m)
History
Opened	1902
Closed	1938

Location

The bridge was in two sections, with the cantilever on the Pittsburgh side of Sixmile Island and a truss bridge on the Sharpsburg side. It was situated 400 feet (120 m) downstream from the 1938 Highland Park bridge, at the then downstream end of the island. [2] However, contemporary maps and pictures imply that the island has moved almost its entire length downstream, making the bridge location the current (2010) upstream end of the island.

References

1. "Highland Park Bridge 1902". September 11, 2002. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
2. East End/East Liberty Historical Society (2008). Pittsburgh's East Liberty Valley. ISBN 0-7385-5489-8. Retrieved January 31, 2010.