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Constructed primarily  from 1958 to 1963, the Fort Duquesne Bridge is a steel-tied arch bridge that spans the Allegheny River near Point State Park. It’s named after Fort Duquesne (1754-1758), a French military facility where the park is located today. The bridge touches down halfway between Heinz Field and PNC Park Baseball Stadium on the city’s North Shore.

The bridge was given the nickname “The Bridge to Nowhere” because the main span was finished in 1963, but due to delays in acquiring right of ways for the northern approach ramps, it did not connect on the north side of the Allegheny River. On December 12, 1964, 21-year-old college student Frederick Williams drove his 1959 Chrysler station wagon off the end of the bridge and landed unhurt on the other side. The northwestern ramps were finally completed in 1969.

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The bridge is open 24-hours each day.

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Fort Duquesne Bridge, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 United States