Roberto Clemente Bridge — Attraction in Pittsburgh

Although it is closed to all traffic during Pittsburg Pirates baseball games, including but not limited to trucks, buses, taxis, ubers, carpools, cars, vans, semis, motorcycles, street bikes, dirt bikes, ATVs, really any kind of motorised vehicle on wheels that moves. The bridge is also closed during Pittsburg Pirates home games to pedestrians and really any people travelling over the Alehgany River on foot, or really any means. This bridge is named after Roberto Clemente, one of not only Major League Baseballs major icons and hall of famers but one of sports world and United States of America icons. He was an icon of the entire Western Hemisphere, and the reason why the years outstanding player of the year award is named after him as well. I wish to travel to all MLB Parks in my lifetime, and for about the last 10-12 years, PNC Park has been been my number 1 destination. Most beautiful...

This bridge can be accessed from Point State Park. There's a wide pedestrian walkway, easily shared with bicyclists. Ramps on both sides provide access, even for wheelchairs. From the bridge you get great views of the city and the rivers. Watch for the riverboats going by. There's some noise from vehicular traffic on the bridge, but not bad. On the north Allegheny River side you have access to another walkway going along the river downstream to the next bridge, about a mile, passing Heinz Field, along the Three Rivers Heritage Trail. Or you can walk upriver,...

My Hero, as a child and an adult. At age 9 in 1971 I became a Pirate fan for life. The ‘71 World Series champs, Roberto at the top of his game… and then, gone. I now realize the way we lost him may be his truest achievement and lasting impression. As a big a star in the sport, to jump in a plane with aid and relief destined for an earthquake’s aftermath, that alone is remarkable. To lay down one’s life in service to another in need… that’s Biblical. Thank you Pittsburgh for keeping Roberto Clemente’s legacy well represented for...