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43rd Street Bridge

Covered bridge · Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

U.S. Engineer Office photograph of the 43rd Street, or Ewalt Street Bridge, spanning the Allegheny River. The wooden covered bridge, built in 1870, connected Bu
U.S. Engineer Office photograph of the 43rd Street, or Ewalt Street Bridge, spanning the Allegheny River. The wooden covered bridge, built in 1870, connected Bu · American / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

43rd Street Bridge is a covered bridge in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, described in its record as former bridge in Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania has 231 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 5 of them in Allegheny County.

It crosses Allegheny River.

Current sources show this covered bridge no longer stands. Status check, 2026-11: This 1870 Burr truss covered bridge over the Allegheny was Pittsburgh's last covered bridge. It was replaced by the Washington Crossing (40th Street) Bridge in December 1924 and taken down by May 1925, though its stone piers can still be seen. It stands at 40.4749° N, 79.9668° W.

Key facts

CrossesAllegheny River
Coordinates40.47488, -79.96677

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Questions

Where is 43rd Street Bridge?

43rd Street Bridge is in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, at 40.4749, -79.9668.

How many covered bridges are in Allegheny County?

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania has 5 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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