Roberto Clemente Bridge
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Roberto Clemente Bridge is the official name of the Sixth Street Bridge over the Allegheny River in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Named for the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball player Roberto Clemente, it is one of three parallel bridges called The Three Sisters, the others being the Rachel Carson Bridge and the Andy Warhol Bridge. The Three Sisters are self-anchored suspension bridges and are significant because they are the only trio of nearly identical bridges—as well as the first self-anchored suspension spans—built in the United States.
The bridge was renamed on August 6, 1998. It is closed to vehicular traffic on game days, providing a pedestrian route to PNC Park and Heinz Field.
See also
External links
Roberto Clemente or Sixth Street Bridge
- [entry] at Structurae.de
- [entry] at pghbridges.com
- [entry] at BridgeMeister.com
References
- Johanna A. Pro (1999). [Clemente Bridge Dedication: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]. Retrieved April 23, 2006.
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