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SOURCES CONSULTED

Arnold, Bion J., et al. City Planning for Pittsburgh, A Report. Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Civic Commission, 1909.

Arnold, Bion J., Report on the Pittsburgh Transportation Problem. Pittsburgh: City of Pittsburgh, 1910.

City of Pittsburgh. Annual Reports of the Executive Departments of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year Ending January 31, 1912. Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Printing Co., 1912.

City of Pittsburgh, Department of Public Works. Concrete Bridges. Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Printing Co., 1916.
Harrington, John Lyle. "Recent Developments in Bridge Superstructures." Proceedings of the Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania 46, No. 3 (Mar. 1930): 51-66.

Hays, Samuel P., ed. City at the Point: Essays on the Social History of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh: Univ. of Pittsburgh Press, 1989.

"Larimer Ave. and Atherton Ave. Concrete Arch Bridges, Pittsburgh." Engineering News 68, No. 25 (19 Dec. 1912): 1125-32.

Lubove, Roy. Twentieth-Century Pittsburgh: Government Business, and Environmental Change. Pittsburgh: Univ. of Pittsburgh Press, 1996.

McAlister, Charles H. "General Method Adopted for Constructing a 312' Reinforced Concrete Arch at Larimer Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa." Engineering and Contracting 39, No. 2 (8 Jan. 1913): 51-55.

Olmsted, Frederick Law. Pittsburgh: Main Thoroughfares and the Down Town District. Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Civic Commission, 1910.

Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce. Report of Committee on Free Bridges. Pittsburgh: Chamber of Commerce, 1911.

Pittsburgh Civic Commission. City Planning for Pittsburgh, Outline and Procedure: A Report by Bion J Arnold, Chicago, John R. Freeman, Providence, Frederick Law Olmsted, Boston. Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Civic Commission, 1910.

"Reinforced Concrete Arches in Pittsburgh." Municipal Engineering 44, No. 3 (Mar. 1913): 1 67-74.

Sprague, N. S. "Large Reinforced Concrete Bridges in Pittsburgh." Engineering Record 66, No. 25 (21 Dec. 1912): 698-70

Tarr, Joel A. Transportation Innovation and Changing Spatial Patterns in Pittsburgh, 1850-
1934. Chicago: Public Works Historical Society, 1978.


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Turneaure, F. E., and E. R. Maurer. Principles of Reinforced Concrete Construction. 2nd rev. ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1913.

U.S. Department of the Interior, Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA490, "Three Sisters Bridges," 1998. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

_____, HAER No. PA-504, "Walnut Lane Bridge," 1998. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Wiebe, Robert H. Businessmen and Reform: A Study of the Progressive Movement. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Univ. Press, 1962.


Clippings File, Pittsburgh Bridges Larimer, Pennsylvania Room, Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh, Pa.

"Bridge Officially Opened." Pittsburgh Gazette Times, 11 Jul. 1912

"Larimer Avenue District Prepares to Open Bridge." Pittsburgh Post, 10 Jul. 1912.

"Larimer Bridge Is Dedicated." Pittsburgh Telegraph, 10 Jul. 1912.

"New Bridge Over P. R. R. Near Shadyside Station, Is Nearing Completion." Pittsburgh Gazette
Times, 3 Jan. 1913.

"New Concrete Bridge Is An Imposing Sight." Pittsburgh Gazette Times, 10 Dec. 1912.

Larimer Avenue Bridge Construction Drawings, City of Pittsburgh, Department of Public
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"Plan of Bush Hammering." Drawing No. F-1726, Oct. 1911.

"General Drawing, Plan and Elevation." Drawing No. F-1728, Feb. 1912.

"Retaining Wall and Tablet Support." Drawing No. F-1743, Jun. 1912.

"Details of Bronze Lamps and Tablet." Drawing No. F-1744, Jun. 1912.

"Repairs to Larimer Ave. Bridge." Drawing No. F-1748, 6 Apr. 1904.




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Archives Accessed

Archives of Industrial Society, Hillman Library, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa. City Photographer's Collection.

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa. Pennsylvania Room.

City of Pittsburgh, Department of Engineering and Construction, Bridge Division, Pittsburgh, Pa. Inspection Reports and Vault Drawings Files.

Henry Heinz Regional History Center, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa. Archives of the Western Pennsylvania Historical Society.

Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation, Pittsburgh, Pa.



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APPENDIX: Bibliography of Early Twentieth-Century Concrete Sources

Taken from Arvid Reuterdahl, Theory and Design of Reinforced Concrete Arches: A Treatise for Engineers and Technical Students (Chicago: Myron C. Clark Publishing Co., 1908), 105.

Baker, I. O. A Treatise on Masonry Construction. New York: John Wiley & Sons, n.d.

Buel, A. W. and Hill, C. S. Reinforced Concrete. New York: Engineering News Publishing Co., 1906.

Burr, William H. and Falk, Myron S. The Graphic Method by Influence Lines for Bridges and Roof Computations. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1905.

Cain, William. Theory of Steel-Concrete Arches and of Vaulted Structures. New York: D. Van Nostrand Co., 1906.

Cain, William. Theory of Solid and Braced Elastic Arches. New York: D. Van Nostrand Co., 1879.

Cain, William. Theory of Voussoir Arches. New York: D. Van Nostrand Co., 1905.

Derleth, Charles, Jr. Design of Fixed Ended Arches by the Elastic Theory. Boulder: Univ. of Colorado Press, 1902.

Eddy, Henry T. Researches in Graphical Statics. New York: D. Van Nostrand Co., 1878.

Greene, Charles E. Trusses and Arches, Part III New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1906.

Howe, Malverd A. A Treatise on Arches. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1906.

Howe, Malverd A. Symmetrical Masonry Arches. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1906.

Leler, Burton R. The Elastic Arch. New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1906.

Marsh, Charles F. Reinforced Concrete. New York: D. Van Nostrand Co., 1907.

Reid, Homer A. Concrete and Reinforced Concrete Construction. Chicago: Myron C. Clark Publishing Co., 1907.

Tumeaure, F. E. and Maurer, E. R. Principles of Reinforced Concrete Construction. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1908.

Waddell, J. A. L. De Pontibus. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1906.


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