Andy Warhol Bridge, also known as the Seventh Street Bridge, spans the

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. It is the only bridge in the United States named for a

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. It was opened at a cost of $1.5 million on June 17, 1926, in a ceremony attended by 2,000. Named for the artist

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, a Pittsburgh native, it is one of three parallel bridges called The Three Sisters, the others being the

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and the

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. The Three Sisters are

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s 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

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. 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

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project known as Knit the Bridge that lasted for four weeks. Duquesne Wharf ca

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.

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Image:Andy Warhol Bridge - 2.jpg, Western side of the bridge Image:Andy Warhol Bridge - 3.jpg, Facing north on the bridge Image:AndyWarholBridgePittsburghBanner.JPG, Banner for the bridge's namesake, Andy Warhol Image:PGH knit the brdge.jpg, "Knit the Bridge" yarn bombing event on the bridge in August 2013 Image:Andy Warhol Bridge - 4.jpg, Historic plaque for Seventh Street Bridge

References

*Pohla Smith (2005)
Warhol Bridge Dedication: story by ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''
Retrieved April 23, 2006.

External links

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at pghbridges.com
Andy Warhol (Seventh Street)
at BridgeMeister.com {{National Register of Historic Places

Warhol Andy Warhol (; born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American visual artist, film director, and producer who was a leading figure in the Art movement, visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore th ...

Bridges completed in 1926 Self-anchored suspension bridges Bridges over the Allegheny River Andy Warhol Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks Suspension bridges in Pennsylvania Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania 1926 establishments in Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Pittsburgh Steel bridges in the United States

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