Photos: West End Bridge

Plaque.

Door plaque.

Carnegie brand.

Views of arch from on bridge.

Views of arch rib.

Cable hanger overview.

Cable hanger details.

Built-up hanger detail. 

Arch rib top chord connections as viewed from on bridge.

Arch rib bottom chord connections as viewed from on bridge.

 

Arch rib top chord.

Arch rib bottom chord.

Arch rib vertical member.

Arch overhead bracing overview.

Portal bracing.

Portal bracing details.

Sway bracing connection.

Various arch span overhead bracing details.

Pony truss web.

Pony truss bottom chord connections as viewed from beside bridge.

Pony truss top chord connections as viewed from on bridge.

Pony truss top chord.

Pony truss bottom chord.

Pony truss end post.

Pony truss vertical member.

 

Pony truss diagonal member.

Pony truss span bearings.

Steel bent for pony truss spans. 

Details of steel bent for pony truss spans. 

Views under bridge showing floor beams.

Railing and sidewalk on main span as seen from beside bridge.

 

Railing.

Lighting on bridge.

Main span piers including the decorative pier pylons.

Pier pylon window.

The pier pylon and its associated plaque door is usually locked, but wasn't today.

View inside pier pylon. As the pier pylon is purely decorative and contributes nothing structurally to the bridge, there isn't much to see inside.

Interior view of the plaque door.

Details inside pier pylon.