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What's New - - Website History 2000
December 7, 2000 - Added more historical photos : Manchester, Bellefield, 1885 Seventh St, Wabash RR terminal : 1960s Junction Hollow development plan near Schenley Park
December 6, 2000 - Added virtual tour with live webcam begin tour - PNC Park webcam: a virtual tour of North Side bridges
December 5, 2000 - Miscellaneous data updates, revisions and repairs.
November 30, 2000 - Added to Articles: view page - "Sewickley-Coraopolis Bridge 1911-1981", Coraopolis Record and the Sewickley Herald, 1981 view page - "Arthur Hedgren, bridge designer (1981 Sewickley Bridge)", Coraopolis Record and the Sewickley Herald, 1981
November 28, 2000 - Added photos of ornaments from Manchester Bridge view page - Allegheny River Crossings
- Added to Articles:
November 21, 2000 - Added to Articles: view page - "The Award Winning Bridge That Failed (Neville Island I-79)" Pittsburgh Press Roto, 1977 view page - "(1911) Sewickley Bridge...The Only Thing Holding It Up Is The Paint" Pittsburgh Press Roto, 1977 view page - "Pittsburgh's Hard-Luck Bridge (Wabash Bridge)" Pittsburgh Press Roto, 1977 November 20, 2000 - Added tour, pages and photos for Schenley Park bridges, featuring nearly 30 structures view page - Bridges of Schenley Park November 16, 2000 - Added pages and photos: : : 1846 Monongahela (Smithfield St) Bridge by Roebling : : 1863/c1881 Panhandle Bridge view page - Monongahela River Crossings
- Added pages and photos:
- Added info and photos: November 13, 2000 - Added more photos for Wabash RR Bridge view page - Monongahela River Crossings November 10, 2000 - Added more photos and maps for crossings in McKeesport view page - Youghiogheny River Crossings
- Added more photos and info for Mechanic St and Herr's Island bridges November 9, 2000 - Added to Articles - Fieldnotes: view page - Mosside Bridge, the Great Valley, the PRR and PA48 November 8, 2000 - Added many photos for Homestead High Level Bridge view page - Monongahela River Crossings
- Added to Articles: November 6, 2000 - Added many photos for Smithfield St Bridge view page - Monongahela River Crossings November 5, 2000 - Added photos for railroad bridges at Port Perry view page - Monongahela River Crossings November 4, 2000 - Added page and photo for 1875 Union Bridge - Added historic photos for early Sixth St and Seventh St bridges in Pittsburgh view page - Allegheny River Crossings
- Added page for 1894 Glenwood Bridge November 3, 2000 - Added pages and photos for structures on all four rivers - Added many historic photos from White and von Bernewitz "Bridges of Pittsburgh" [1928] view page - Allegheny River Crossings view page - Monongahela River Crossings view page - Ohio River Crossings view page - Youghiogheny River Crossings October 30, 2000 - Added pages and photos for structures on Youghiogheny River upstream to Sutersville view page - Youghiogheny River Crossings October 25, 2000 - Added Youghiogheny River Crossings tour - Added pages and info for Yough River crossings in McKeesport view page - Youghiogheny River Crossings October 23, 2000 - Added Tours graphic link to home page view page - Home October 20, 2000 - Added narrative and navigation page for Ohio River Crossings tour view page - Ohio River Crossings October 16, 2000 - Added historical info for OCRR Brunot Island main channel crossing view page - Monongahela River Crossings October 12, 2000 - Added more photos for 31st St Bridge view page - Allegheny River Crossings October 11, 2000 - Added more photos for Washington Crossing Bridge at 40th St view page - Allegheny River Crossings October 10, 2000 - Updated links from pghw and ambr index pages for Ohio River Crossings October 9, 2000 - Updated links to PA Spatial Data Access info (GIS, topo maps, etc) view page - Regional Maps October 5, 2000 - Added drawings: : : 1818 Monongahela (Smithfield St) Bridge : : 1846 Monongahela (Smithfield St) Bridge : : 1863/c1881 Panhandle Bridge : : 1894 Glenwood Bridge : : 1891 Duquesne-McKeesport Bridge : : 1891 Dravosburg-Reynoldton Bridge view page - Monongahela River Crossings September 28, 2000 - Added narrative intro for Mon River Crossings view page - Monongahela River Crossings September 27, 2000 - Added pages, photos and drawings: : : I-79 Neville Island Bridge : : 1951 Fleming Park Bridge : : 1981 Sewickley Bridge view page - Ohio River Crossings - Preliminary List September 26, 2000 - Added pages, photos and drawings: : : McKees Rocks Bridge : : 1915 Ohio Connecting Railroad Bridge : : 1995 Coraopolis-Neville Island Bridge view page - Ohio River Crossings - Preliminary List September 25, 2000 - Ohio River Crossings - added photos and pages view page - Ohio River Crossings - Preliminary List September 20, 2000 - Added page and photos for 1915 Manchester Bridge view page - Allegheny River Crossings
- Added Ohio River Crossings - preliminary listing
- Added info on steel beam shapes August 18, 2000 - Updated links on index pages for Mon River Crossings July 5, 2000 - Added pages, photos and drawings: : : 1861 Pittsburgh and Birmingham Bridge at South Tenth St : : c1875 South Tenth St Bridge : : 1896 Brady St Bridge view page - Monongahela River Crossings June 27, 2000 - Added to Articles: view page - "Modern Hill Climbing" - The Duquesne Incline Plane Railway; Scientific American; September 18, 1880 June 22, 2000 - Added drawings of first and second Monongahela Bridges at Smithfield St view page - Smithfield St Bridge
June 21, 2000 - Added pages, photos and drawings: : : 1877 Point Bridge : : 1927 Point Bridge : : Wabash Bridge view page - Monongahela River Crossings June 20, 2000 - Added driving tour for visiting Pittsburgh Tunnels view page - Pittsburgh Tunnels Driving Tour
June 19, 2000 - Added listing of Pittsburgh Inclines, with dates and locations view page - Incline Listing
June 16, 2000 - Added "Monongahela River Crossings" Tour view page - Monongahela River Crossings
- Added pages and photos:
June 14, 2000 - Added old drawings and other data: : : 1897 Rankin Bridge : : 1891 Duquesne-McKeesport Bridge : : 1891 Dravosburg Bridge at McClure St : : 1893 Elizabeth Bridge at Plum St view page - Monongahela River Crossings
June 13, 2000 - Added page, drawings and photos for Mansfield Bridge over Mon River at Dravosburg: view page - Monongahela River Crossings
June 8, 2000 - Updated info for Mon River Crossings and added many drawings from McKeesport to Monongahela City: view page - Monongahela River Crossings
June 5, 2000 - Updated info for Mon River Crossings and added many drawings: view page - Monongahela River Crossings
June 2, 2000 - Updated info for Mon River Crossings and added many drawings: view page - Monongahela River Crossings
June 1, 2000 - Updated info for Mon River Crossings: view page - Monongahela River Crossings
May 30, 2000 - Added photo of Brady St and Birmingham Bridges side by side, courtesy Larry Woods: view page - Birmingham Bridge
May 25, 2000 - Revised scale of several profile drawings
- Added page for these bridges on the Monongahela River:
May 23, 2000 - Added "Popular Pages" shortcuts to home page
- Added listing of tunnels in Allegheny County
May 22, 2000 - Added pages for these bridges on the Monongahela River: : : Hot Metal : : Mon-Conn : : Birmingham view index - Structures Listed By Name
May 18, 2000 - Revised info and map. Added link to photo tour under the Courthouse. view page - "Pittsburgh's Downtown Pedestrian Tunnels, Skywalks and Bridges"
May 8, 2000 - Added bridge profile drawings on the Monongahela River: : : Hot Metal : : Mon-Conn : : Birmingham view index - Structures Listed By Name
May 8, 2000 - Added bridge profile drawings on the Monongahela River: : : Panhandle : : Liberty : : South Tenth St view index - Structures Listed By Name
May 4, 2000 - Added locator map for Pittsburgh's weatherproof ped connections: view page - "Pittsburgh's Downtown Pedestrian Tunnels, Skywalks and Bridges"
May 3, 2000 - Added bridge photos along the Allegheny River: : : C.L. Schmitt, New Kensington : : Stuart, Tarentum : : Lobaugh, Freeport begin tour - "Allegheny River Crossings"
May 1, 2000 - Added bridge photos along the Allegheny River: : : Highland Park : : Brilliant Branch RR : : Hulton : : PA Turnpike : : BLE RR begin tour - "Allegheny River Crossings"
April 28, 2000 - Updated links to articles about Allegheny County Belt Route System, Pittsburgh Wayfinder System, and PA Path of Progress. view page - Articles Index
April 27, 2000 - Added historical info for C.L. Schmitt Bridge.
April 18, 2000 - Maintenance updates and modified listings due to fieldchecks.
April 6, 2000 - Added a link on Related pages: visit site - City of Pittsburgh Step Trek - a celebration of public stairways and a charitable "stepathon" event.
March 17, 2000 - Added info about the Whipple truss: view page - Bridge Basics: Spotter's Guide to Bridge Design
February 29, 2000 - Initial listings for comprehensive index of all structures in Allegheny County completed. Some entries must be fieldchecked and confirmed.
- Structures listed in this location:
- Structures listed in this location:
- Structures listed in these locations:
February 28, 2000 - Photos added: view index - List by Name : : Sixteenth St Bridge : : 62nd Street (Fleming) Bridge
February 23, 2000 - Structures listed in this location: view index - Glassport topo quad initial listing completed for this quadrangle
February 22, 2000 - Photos added: view index - List by Name : : Liberty Bridge : : Panhandle RR Bridge : : South Tenth St Bridge
February 18, 2000 - Added sample bibliography entry for this website: view page - Bibliography Entry for use when citing this website. Please contact me if you would like to use information from this website.
- Added link to Allegheny County municipalities map to Regional Maps page:
February 16, 2000 - UTM grid reference maps: view page - Added UTM maps for each topo quad. Universal Transverse Mercator grid is used in the comprehensive "List By Location" indexes on this website to organize structures by location. UTM tick marks appear on most USGS topo quads; newer quads have a full printed grid.
February 15, 2000 - Structures listed in this location: view index - Bridgeville topo quad initial listing completed for this quadrangle
February 9, 2000 - Modified format for Articles index and List by Use index - Revised and expanded "Changing Pittsburgh Street Names" article to include all of Lawrenceville to McCandless St.
February 8, 2000 - Added to Articles: view index - Changing Pittsburgh Street Names: From Downtown to Lawrenceville
February 3, 2000 - Structures listed in this location: view index - Canonsburg topo quad initial listing completed for this quadrangle
February 1, 2000 - Structures listed in this location: view index - Murrysville topo quad initial listing completed for this quadrangle
January 31, 2000 - Structures listed in this location: view index - Oakdale topo quad initial listing completed for this quadrangle
- Updated Index pages for Olmsted Report:
January 27, 2000 - Structures listed in this location: view index - Clinton topo quad initial listing completed for this quadrangle
January 25, 2000 - Structures listed in this location: view index - New Kensington West topo quad initial listing completed for this quadrangle
view index - New Kensington East topo quad
- Added to Articles:
January 24, 2000 - Structures listed in this location: view index - Glenshaw topo quad initial listing completed for this quadrangle
January 10, 2000 - Structures listed in this location: view index - Emsworth topo quad initial listing completed for this quadrangle
January 6, 2000 - Added to Articles: view index - Frederick Law Olmsted report to Pittsburgh Civic Commission, 1910
January 5, 2000 - Structures listed in this location: view index - Braddock topo quad initial listing completed for this quadrangle
- Added Incline Plane sites and dates of operation to Pittsburgh West and East listings
January 4, 2000 - Revised data from fieldchecks: view index - Aliquippa topo quad view index - Ambridge topo quad
Site History 1999
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