The Pitt Bridge

The Pitt Bridge is a location in The Pitt in 2277.

Background
Before the Great War, the Pitt Bridge was known as the Wabash Bridge, and was one of several bridges in Pittsburgh crossing the Monongahela River. Historical documents reveal that the original Wabash Bridge was demolished sometime in the 20th century, and the current bridge was built in its place later in the 21st century.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 The Pitt Downtown terminal entries, this bridge is a reconstruction of the Wabash Bridge, "replacing the historical Wabash Bridge with a simple copy of the 10th Street structure." Either during or after the bombs fell, masses of people attempted to flee Pittsburgh in their cars as National Guard troops attempted to enter the city via the bridge, but they were all stalled by the heavy traffic. 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 sentry 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 Pitt raider armed with a sniper rifle patrols on a jury-rigged walkway suspended from the bridge's towers. 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 Monogahela River into downtown Pittsburgh before being demolished in 1948.


 * The Pitt Bridge may be a reference to the movie Escape from New York, which features a bridge that is also heavily mined and covered in abandoned vehicles.