Veterans Bridge (Pittsburgh)

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|crosses= Allegheny River

|locale= Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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|design= Steel girder bridge

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|open= 1987

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The Veterans Bridge is a steel and welded girder bridge that carries Interstate 579 over the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Completed in 1988 it cost $420 million (or ${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|420000000|1988|r=1}}}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}} terms). It opened on November 11, 1988 complete with 107th National Guard howitzers firing ceremoniously from the deck, as the last link in I-579.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=loMcAAAAIBAJ&pg=4020%2C6621459|title=The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search}} The bridge, {{convert|1050|ft|m}} in length, has a main span of {{convert|410|ft|m}} and is {{convert|51|ft|m}} above the water.{{cite web |url=http://pghbridges.com/pittsburghE/0585-4477/vets_br.htm |title=Bridges and Tunnels of Allegheny County, PA - Veterans Bridge }}

The roadway atop the structure is seven lanes wide, with six lanes dedicated to northbound and southbound traffic (three per direction) and one lane designed for reversible High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV-2) movements.

The bridge is also designated "pghe585-17".{{Citation needed|date=September 2016}}