| • | Ambridge is a borough located in Beaver County in western Pennsylvania, named after the American Bridge Company. Ambridge is located 16 miles (25 km) northwest of Pittsburgh alongside the Ohio river. In 1910, 5,205 people lived in Ambridge; in 1920, 12,730 people lived there, and in 1940, 18,968 people resided in Ambridge. As of the 2000 census, the borough had a total population of 7,769. Ambridge had been a highly productive place at one time. The people were occupied in bridge building, metal molding, and the manufacture of tubes (large iron pipes). During World War II, numerous small vessels such as LSTs were constructed in Ambridge.
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