![]() ![]() Second bridge (1973–2022) įern Hollow Bridge viewed through trees, three weeks before collapse (Jan 7, 2022) (reopened December 22, 2022) The four-lane bridge also carried double rail tracks for streetcar service. Unusually, the 1901 bridge was not built level, with one end being 15 ft (4.6 m) higher than the other. The roadway was 36 ft (11 m) wide, flanked on both sides by concrete sidewalks each 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) wide. The central arch spanned 195 ft (59 m) with a rise of 50 ft (15 m) overall, the 1901 bridge was 438 ft (134 m) long and the vertical clearance under the bridge was approximately 94 ft (29 m) above the valley floor, although later press reports stated it varied between 60 and 125 ft (18 and 38 m). A steel deck arch bridge was completed by Schultz Bridge & Iron Works (steelwork was subcontracted to American Bridge Company) and accepted on September 28, 1901. In February 1900, the "Councils of the city of Pittsburg" appropriated $100,000 for the construction of a street railway and highway bridge across Fern Hollow. The bridge lies west of the intersection of Forbes Avenue and South Braddock Avenue, connecting the Squirrel Hill neighborhood with the neighborhoods of Point Breeze and Regent Square.įirst bridge (1901–1972) Original bridge (1901–1972) Construction of the third bridge began on May 9, 2022, and the third bridge was dedicated on December 20, 2022. The second bridge opened in 1973 and collapsed on January 28, 2022. The first Fern Hollow Bridge opened in 1901 as a steel deck arch, and was demolished in 1972 while the second bridge was being built. The Fern Hollow Bridge is the name used for one of a series of three bridges in the East End of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States each bridge carried Forbes Avenue over a large ravine in Frick Park. Three-span continuous composite pre-stressed concrete I-beam with integral abutments ![]() gov /RegionalOffices /district-11 /ConstructionsProjectsAndRoadwork /Alleghen圜ount圜onstruction /Pages /FernHollowBridgeProject. ![]()
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