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Homestead Grays Bridge

1937 establishments in PennsylvaniaBridges completed in 1937Bridges in PittsburghBridges over the Monongahela RiverHomestead, Pennsylvania
Homestead GraysNational Register of Historic Places in PittsburghPittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Historic LandmarksRoad bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in PennsylvaniaSteel bridges in the United States
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The Homestead Grays Bridge, also known as the (Homestead) High Level Bridge, was built in 1936 and spans the Monongahela River between Homestead Borough and the southernmost tip of Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood. It is notable as the first bridge to incorporate the Wichert Truss, which uses a quadrilateral shape over each support, into its design. This made the truss statically determinate, so that forces in the structural members could be calculated. There are very few surviving Wichert Truss bridges, including one other example in Pittsburgh, the Charles Anderson Memorial Bridge.

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