{"id":230043,"date":"2026-06-28T02:46:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T02:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/230043\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T02:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T02:46:10","slug":"andy-warhol-bridge-in-pittsburgh-turns-100-years-old-celebrated-with-birthday-bash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/230043\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Warhol Bridge in Pittsburgh turns 100 years old, celebrated with birthday bash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 The Andy Warhol Bridge in Pittsburgh is 100 years old!<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Allegheny County officials threw a birthday bash for the bridge on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Named after Pittsburgh native and pop art pioneer Andy Warhol, the bridge connects the North Side to Downtown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">It\u2019s the oldest of the Sister Bridges, which were commissioned by Allegheny County in 1925 through a $2.5 million contract with the American Bridge Co. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The Rachel Carson Bridge will turn 100 in November, while the Roberto Clemente Bridge will do so in 2028.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cThis is our first Sister Bridge to turn 100, and we\u2019re excited to do some cool, fun community events for the other two in the next two years,\u201d Allegheny County Communications Director Abigail Gardner said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Saturday\u2019s free birthday bash offered contests and games, including Campbell\u2019s Soup stacking and bridge building with toothpicks and marshmallows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Also, local artist Mary Temonte led a screen printing station, in true Andy Warhol fashion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PITTSBURGH \u2014 The Andy Warhol Bridge in Pittsburgh is 100 years old! 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