State Seals on the Washington Crossing Bridge, (sculpture).

State Seals on the Washington Crossing Bridge, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Janssen, Benno, architect.

Michaels Art Bronze Company, founder.

State Seals on the Washington Crossing Bridge, (sculpture).

Sculpture: painted metal; Base: metal.

290 seals. Each seal: approx. H. 3 ft. W. 2 ft.

Set of 290 metal state seals are installed along the railing of the bridge, 145 on each side. The seals are positions approximately twelve feet apart. The seals represent the states of the original thirteen colonies.

Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh

Administered by County of Allegheny, Maintenance, 1520 Penn Avenue, Penn Liberty Plaza, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222

Located Washington Crossing Bridge, 40th Street & Route 28, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Inventory image on file and image in Evert publication depict just a few of the state seals.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.

Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh,PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 297.

National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA0243, 1989.

Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh,PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 326-327.

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