Seventh Street Bridge
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Andy Warhol Bridge, also known as the Seventh Street Bridge, spans the Allegheny River in Downtown Pittsburgh. It is the only bridge in the United States named for a visual artist. It was opened as the Seventh Street Bridge at a cost of $1.5 million on June 17, 1926, in a ceremony attended by 2,000 people. Now named for the artist Andy Warhol, a Pittsburgh native, this structure is one of three parallel bridges called The Three Sisters, the others being the Roberto Clemente Bridge and the Rachel Carson Bridge. The Three Sisters are self-anchored suspension bridges and are historically 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 for Warhol on March 18, 2005, as part of the tenth-anniversary celebration for the Andy Warhol Museum. The museum is nearby at 117 Sandusky Street, a street which leads to the bridge from the north side of the river on Pittsburgh's North Shore. On August 11, 2013, the Andy Warhol Bridge was covered with 580 knitted and crocheted panels in a yarn bombing project known as Knit the Bridge that lasted for four weeks. This is the third bridge on the site, the first having been demolished in early 1884. Construction of its replacement began in 1884, opening to traffic in 1887. List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania Pohla Smith (2005). Warhol Bridge Dedication: story by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 23, 2006. Media related to Andy Warhol Bridge at Wikimedia Commons Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-490-B, "Three Sisters Bridges, Seventh Street Bridge, Spanning Allegheny River at Seventh Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA", 3 photos, 1 color transparency, 1 photo caption page
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When was Seventh Street Bridge listed on the National Register?
Seventh Street Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 7, 1986.
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Seventh Street Bridge is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.
What is the period of significance for Seventh Street Bridge?
The period of significance for Seventh Street Bridge is recorded as the industrial era.
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