It's the Sixth Street Bridge. Etched right there on the bronze plaque at the Downtown end. We've got Roberto Clemente tributes galore all over the city, so I prefer the original name.
It was built in 1925 as the first of our Three Sisters, still the world's only side-by-side-by-side matching bridges, and they were all recently reconstructed, in addition to having LED lighting installed that's so powerful, so precise that the recent inaugural flight of Aer Lingus from Dublin to our new airport was greeted by the bridges being lit in Irish green, white and orange.
Ten pics I'm sharing today:
DEJAN KOVACEVIC / DKPS
The Sixth Street Bridge plaque at the Downtown end, restored with the recent reconstruction.
DEJAN KOVACEVIC / DKPS
A certain someplace at the other end.
DEJAN KOVACEVIC / DKPS
The restaurants and shops on Sixth Street, Downtown, cool logo included.
DEJAN KOVACEVIC / DKPS
View of the full span, from the North Shore riverwalk.
DEJAN KOVACEVIC / DKPS
The reconstructed-just-this-year Fort Duquesne Boulevard park, serving all Three Sisters.
DEJAN KOVACEVIC / DKPS
The kayak/canoe rental launch area under the North Shore end of the bridge.
DEJAN KOVACEVIC / DKPS
Even the once-blackened cement piers were completely power-washed.
DEJAN KOVACEVIC / DKPS
It's still pedestrian-only after select baseball games. That's determined in advance.
DEJAN KOVACEVIC / DKPS
The year-old 'Shore Thing,' a floating entertainment dock created by our Riverlife Task Force.
DEJAN KOVACEVIC / DKPS
Like I said, the guy gets plenty around here. Let us have our bridge, Roberto, huh?
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Snap Shots: Sixth Street Bridge
It's the Sixth Street Bridge. Etched right there on the bronze plaque at the Downtown end. We've got Roberto Clemente tributes galore all over the city, so I prefer the original name.
It was built in 1925 as the first of our Three Sisters, still the world's only side-by-side-by-side matching bridges, and they were all recently reconstructed, in addition to having LED lighting installed that's so powerful, so precise that the recent inaugural flight of Aer Lingus from Dublin to our new airport was greeted by the bridges being lit in Irish green, white and orange.
Ten pics I'm sharing today:
DEJAN KOVACEVIC / DKPS
The Sixth Street Bridge plaque at the Downtown end, restored with the recent reconstruction.
DEJAN KOVACEVIC / DKPS
A certain someplace at the other end.
DEJAN KOVACEVIC / DKPS
The restaurants and shops on Sixth Street, Downtown, cool logo included.
DEJAN KOVACEVIC / DKPS
View of the full span, from the North Shore riverwalk.
DEJAN KOVACEVIC / DKPS
The reconstructed-just-this-year Fort Duquesne Boulevard park, serving all Three Sisters.
DEJAN KOVACEVIC / DKPS
The kayak/canoe rental launch area under the North Shore end of the bridge.
DEJAN KOVACEVIC / DKPS
Even the once-blackened cement piers were completely power-washed.
DEJAN KOVACEVIC / DKPS
It's still pedestrian-only after select baseball games. That's determined in advance.
DEJAN KOVACEVIC / DKPS
The year-old 'Shore Thing,' a floating entertainment dock created by our Riverlife Task Force.
DEJAN KOVACEVIC / DKPS
Like I said, the guy gets plenty around here. Let us have our bridge, Roberto, huh?
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