The David McCullough Bridge, commonly and historically known as the 16th Street Bridge, is a steel trussed through arch bridge that spans the

Allegheny River The Allegheny River ( ; ; ) is a tributary of the Ohio River that is located in western Pennsylvania and New York (state), New York in the United States. It runs from its headwaters just below the middle of Pennsylvania's northern border, nor ...

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, second-most populous city in Pennsylvania (after Philadelphia) and the List of Un ...

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. The 16th Street Bridge replaced the Mechanics Street Bridge, completed at the behest of the State of Pennsylvania in 1838. The 16th Street Bridge was constructed in 1922 with a length of and a width of . The bridge was listed on the

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in 1979. The 16th Street Bridge connects the Strip District with the North Shore near Deutschtown. Days after the disastrous St. Patrick's Day Flood of 1936, reports spread on March 20 that the bridge had collapsed from the pressure of the receding flood waters and debris, prompting Pittsburgh Police Chief Jacob Dorsey to close all city bridges for fear of receding waters and debris weakening or collapsing them. However, the reports were soon discovered to be false. On July 7, 2013, the structure was named in honor of historian, author, and commentator

David McCullough David Gaub McCullough (; July 7, 1933 – August 7, 2022) was an American popular historian. He was a two-time winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. In 2006, he was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United S ...

, a Pittsburgh native, in a bridge ceremony sponsored by Heinz History Center. File:DavidMcCulloughBridge.jpg, View from above File:16thst from lawrenceville.jpg, View from 31st Street Bridge with downtown in the background and Heinz Loft on the north bank File:16th st from the strip.jpg, View from Strip District

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{{NRHP bridges McCullough Bridges over the Allegheny River Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Bridges completed in 1923 Through arch bridges in the United States Towers in Pennsylvania Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks National Register of Historic Places in Pittsburgh 1923 establishments in Pennsylvania

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