Top 5 Bridges in Pittsburgh (Washington, McKees Rocks: homes, architecture, areas)

[jmantra]

Since there seems to be a lot of negative posts regarding Pittsburgh I thought I'd make a thread about one of the areas where Pittsburgh shines, It's bridges! Name what you consider to be your top 5 bridges in Pittsburgh, here are mine:


5. Birminghan
4.West End
3. George Westinghouse
2. Hot Metal
1. Smithfield Street

[ctoocheck]

1. 16th Street
2. Westinghouse
3. McKees Rocks
4. West End
5. 10th Street

Also the Three Sisters, and 40th St bridges are nice. And the two stone arch bridges over Washington Ave. Really most of them. :-)

[steindle]

1. Smithfield St.
2. 16th St.
3. Birmingham
4. 10th St.
5. 31st St.

[BrianTH]

You've got an excellent list already, and I hate to narrow it down to five. So instead, I am going to completely ignore your rules and just throw out some more bridges worth consideration for this list (in no particular order):

(1) The Sixth, Seventh, and Ninth Street bridges, aka "The Three Sisters", taken as a set;

(2) Fort Pitt, mostly for the view;

(3) The intersecting Lincoln Avenue Bridge and Brilliant Cutoff Viaduct, again taken as a set;

(4) Panther Hollow Bridge--just a pretty and historic bridge in a nice setting, good for walking over or under. Edit: And if you want to put this bridge in a set with the Schenley Bridge, that would be fine too.

[nuwaver88]

1. Sister Bridges, 6th Street, 7th Street and 9th Street..aka Roberto Clemente, Andy Warhol, and Rachel Carson.(They are all the same)
2. 16th Street Bridge
3. West End Bridge
4. Smithfield Street Bridge
5. 31st Street Bridge(I love the new lamposts...very 1920s.)

[lifepgh2op]

I kinda like that people are saying the Birmingham. Usually it's referred to as the "green monster" because it's so large and out of place, but I like it, too. Especially when you come around the bend on inbound 376 and it shows up with the skyline behind it...

[jmantra]

Originally Posted by lifepgh2op

I kinda like that people are saying the Birmingham. Usually it's referred to as the "green monster" because it's so large and out of place, but I like it, too. Especially when you come around the bend on inbound 376 and it shows up with the skyline behind it...

Thats why I love it, it's a real eye catcher, it sits real high and has that beautiful big aqua arch. Not too many people really appreciate that bridge.

[Blackbeauty212]

1. The Sister Bridges - Pittsburgh Signature
2. Smithfield
3. The Homestead High-Level
4. West End
5. The Liberty (The Architecture Underneath is AMAZING)

[Johnny C]

Clemente Bridge
Fort Pitt Bridge (the city's front door)
Smithfield
Birmingham
Westinghouse

[trotter_rej]

1. Smithfield St.
2. Sister Bridges
3. Homestead Grays
4. Hot Metal Bridge - I like this one because of its link to the steel mills of the past. Mon Con - Hot Metal Bridge - Bridges and Tunnels of Allegheny County and Pittsburgh, PA
5. McKees Rocks