The Pitt Bridge

The Pitt bridge, known before the War as the Wabash bridge, is a bridge spanning the Monongahela River in the Pitt in 2277.

Background
Before the Great War, the Pitt bridge was one of several bridges in Pittsburgh crossing the Monongahela River. The original Wabash Bridge was demolished sometime in the 20th century, and the current bridge was built in its place later in the 21st century. According to terminal entries found in the Pitt Downtown, the bridge is a reconstruction of the Wabash Bridge, modeled after the 10th Street bridge. The bridge to this day is filled with the trucks and vehicles left behind by their owners after they either fled on foot or died.

By 2277, the bridge has become the only means of entrance to the Pitt, and is used by the Pitt raiders to control traffic in and out of the city. The Pitt raiders placed mines and other traps to stop Pitt slaves from escaping across the bridge or to keep out unwanted visitors, and a lone sniper to eliminate anything the mines miss.

Layout
At the south end of the bridge, there is a wildmen camp in a ruined building. A mole rat, two dogs, and three wildmen patrol the bridge. A hostile raider armed with a sniper rifle patrols on a jury-rigged walkway suspended from the bridge's north tower. By climbing up the scaffolding on the pedestrian walkway, it is possible to reach the sniper's nest to loot the sniper's rifle and several boxes of ammunition. It also has a bed that can be rested in to gain Well Rested. The northern end of the bridge serves as the entrance to the Pitt Downtown, where the main gate is guarded by Mex. The Monongahela River under the bridge is highly irradiated up to deadly levels.

Related quests

 * Into The Pitt

Appearances
The Pitt bridge appears only in the Fallout 3 add-on The Pitt.

Behind the scenes
The Pitt bridge is based on the real South Tenth Street Bridge, a bridge that crosses the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh. It is in the location of the Wabash Bridge, another real bridge that crossed the Monongahela River into downtown Pittsburgh before being demolished in 1948.

Bugs
If one explores the heavily irradiated area around the bridge using console commands, such as, the bridge above will become heavily and permanently irradiated upon returning.