What's New - - Website History

2001

As of 11-Dec-2001:
Pages for 242 bridges and 62 tunnels;
3,371 photos.


December 11, 2001
- Updated links on all "List by Location" indexes


December 10, 2001
- Added page and photos
  : Reservoir Drive Tunnel Walk, Highland Park
  : PRR pedestrian subways, Wilkinsburg - Edgewood
view page - SUBPGH: Tunnels of Allegheny County and Pittsburgh


December 3, 2001
- Added to Articles
view page - "The incline builders: Forgotten engineers of Pittsburgh," Arthur B. Fox, Tribune Review


December 2, 2001
- Added page and photos for Port Authority Mt. Washington Transit Tunnel
view page - SUBPGH: Tunnels of Allegheny County and Pittsburgh


November 27, 2001
- Added page for Wheeling & Lake Erie Rwy Greentree Tunnel (former Wabash)
- Added more photos for Port Authority Mt. Lebanon Transit Tunnel
view page - SUBPGH: Tunnels of Allegheny County and Pittsburgh


November 26, 2001
- Added page and photos for Pittsburgh International Airport people mover
view page - SUBPGH: Tunnels of Allegheny County and Pittsburgh


November 20, 2001
- Added page and photos for Port Authority Mt. Lebanon Transit Tunnels
view page - SUBPGH: Tunnels of Allegheny County and Pittsburgh


November 16, 2001
- Added page and photos for Port Authority Berry St Tunnel
view page - SUBPGH: Tunnels of Allegheny County and Pittsburgh


November 14, 2001
- Added page and photos for PRR Port Perry Tunnel
view page - SUBPGH: Tunnels of Allegheny County and Pittsburgh

- Added to articles:
view page - History of Port Perry, PA
view page - History of US Steel Edgar Thomson Works, Braddock


November 13, 2001
- Added more info and HAER drawings for PRR Port Perry Bridge
view page - Monongahela River Crossings


November 9, 2001
- Added pages and photos for Dravosburg Tunnel - Union RR
view page - SUBPGH: Tunnels of Allegheny County and Pittsburgh


November 8, 2001
- Added new Tour for Allegheny County Tunnels
view page - SUBPGH: Tunnels of Allegheny County and Pittsburgh


November 2, 2001
- Added pages and photos
view page - Neville St Tunnel - CSX [Pittsburgh Junction Railroad]

- Added and revised historical info for 1863 and 1903 Panhandle RR bridges
view page - Monongahela River Crossings


October 31, 2001
- Added new photo and updated info for 1893 Boston bridge over Yough
view page - Youghiogheny River Crossings


October 27, 2001
- Added pages and photos
view page - Shousetown Tunnel - under CSX [P&LE RR] (Glenwillard, Crescent Twp)


October 26, 2001
- Added pages and photos
view page - Pennsylvania RR Plum Creek Branch Tunnel under Bessemer & Lake Erie RR (Plum)

view page - Plum Creek Tunnel under Bessemer & Lake Erie RR (Penn Hills / Plum)


October 25, 2001
- Added pages and photos
view page - Wabash Tunnel under Mt. Washington

- Added 3 documents to Railroad History, including a history of Jay Gould's control of the Erie RR before the Wabash RR into Pittsburgh
view page - Origins of Railroads in Allegheny County


October 17, 2001
- Added pages and photos
view page - W&LE RR over Greentree Rd [former Wabash RR] (Scott)


October 16, 2001
- Added pages and photos
view page - J&L / LTV South Side Works Tunnel - CSX
view page - Pennsylvania Canal Tunnel under Grant's Hill downtown

- Added two documents about History of the Pennsylvania Canal
view page - PA Canal

- Added one document about ferries in Pittsburgh
view page - Ferry History


October 15, 2001
- Added page and photos
view page - North Bessemer Tunnel - Union RR / B&LE RR (Penn Hills)

- Added six documents about local Railroad History
view page - Origins of Railroads in Allegheny County


October 11, 2001
- Added pages and photos
view page - Whitehall Tunnel - B&O RR [CSX] (Baldwin)


October 9, 2001
- Added pages and photos
view page - Piney Fork Tunnel on PRR Peters Creek Branch (South Park Twp)
view page - Piney Fork Rd Tunnel under B&O RR (South Park Twp)


October 4, 2001
- Added pages and photos
view page - Logans Ferry Mine Tunnels under Allegheny River (Plum - Springdale Twp)


October 3, 2001
- Added pages and photos for Union Railroad tunnels (road underpasses)
view page - Curry Hollow Tunnel - Union RR over Curry Hollow Rd (Dravosburg - West Mifflin)
view page - Camden Hill Tunnel - Union RR over Camden Hill Rd (West Mifflin)
view page - Brick Hollow Tunnel - Union RR over Brick Hollow Rd (Dravosburg)


October 1, 2001
- Added pages and photos for B&O Railroad tunnels along Pine Creek
view page - Glenshaw Tunnel - B&O RR [CSX] tunnel at Spencer Ln (Shaler)
view page - Etna Tunnel - B&O RR [CSX] tunnel near Saxonburg Blvd (Shaler)


September 27, 2001
- Added pages and photos for Panhandle RR tunnel under Grant's Hill downtown
view page - Panhandle RR Tunnel


September 26, 2001
- Added pages and photos for Union RR tunnel (road underpass)
view page - Union RR over Old William Penn Hwy [Leak Run Tunnel] (Monroeville)


September 25, 2001
- Added pages and photos for Bessemer & Lake Erie RR tunnel (road underpass)
view page - B&LE RR over Dawson Rd ["Ghost Tunnel"] (West Deer)

- Added pages and photos for Unity RR tunnel (road underpass)
view page - Unity Railways [abandoned] over Elicker Rd (Plum)


September 24, 2001
- Added pages and photos for Bessemer & Lake Erie RR tunnels (road underpasses)
view page - B&LE RR at Rural Ridge over Little Deer Creek Rd (Indiana Twp)
view page - B&LE RR over Lafever Hill Rd (Indiana Twp)
view page - B&LE RR Indianola spur over Rich Hill Rd (Harmar Twp)


September 21, 2001
- Added pages and photos
view page - Armstrong Tunnel


September 19, 2001
- Added interior photos
view page - Fort Pitt Tunnels


September 18, 2001
- Added pages and photos
view page - Dixon Av Tunnel (under Lincoln Highway) - North Versailles
view page - East Pittsburgh pedestrian subways (under Lincoln Highway)


September 14, 2001
- Added page and photos
view page - Enlow Tunnel on Montour Trail (Montour RR)


September 13, 2001
- Added page and photos
view page - Liberty Tunnels


September 10, 2001
- Added photos
view page - Fort Pitt Tunnels


September 07, 2001
- Added various historical photos


August 31, 2001
- Added pages and photos
view page - Corliss St Tunnel
view page - Stowe Tunnel


August 30, 2001
- Added various historical photos


August 29, 2001
- Updated list of Tunnels
view page - Tunnel Listing

- Added interior photos of Squirrel Hill Tunnel
view page - Penn Lincoln Parkway East


August 28, 2001
- Added history and other info
: Parkway East over Chalfant Run
view page - Penn Lincoln Parkway East

- Added photos of Panhandle Bridge
view page - Monongahela River Crossings


August 27, 2001
- Added photos of Three Rivers Stadium history and implosion
view page - Three Rivers Stadium


August 24, 2001
- Added pages and photos
: Parkway East interchange - Monroeville / Plum
: Parkway East interchange - Monroeville US22
: Parkway East interchange - PA Turnpike Ramp EH
view page - Penn Lincoln Parkway East


August 23, 2001
- Added pages and photos
: Parkway East over Union RR and Thompson Run Rd
: Parkway East over Old Wm Penn Hwy and Leak Run
: Garden City Dr over Parkway East
: Parkway East over Old Wm Penn Hwy at Center Rd
view page - Penn Lincoln Parkway East


August 22, 2001
- Added pages and photos
: Penn Hills interchange
: Parkway East over Old Wm Penn Hwy at Lougeay Rd
: Jefferson Hts Rd over Parkway East
view page - Penn Lincoln Parkway East


August 21, 2001
- Added pages and photos
: Churchill interchange
: Wilkins interchange
: Parkway East over Chalfant Run
view page - Penn Lincoln Parkway East


August 20, 2001
- Technical updates
- Added more structures to "List by Name"
view page - Structures Listed By Name


August 9, 2001
- Added page and photos
: Greensburg Pike interchange
view page - Penn Lincoln Parkway East


August 8, 2001
- Added page and 50 photos
: Ardmore Blvd interchange
view page - Penn Lincoln Parkway East


August 7, 2001
- Created tour guide for Penn Lincoln Parkway

- Added page and photos: Penn Lincoln Parkway East bridges
: Railroad, Edgewood Av and Laurel St
: Chestnut St
: Brinton Rd
view page - Penn Lincoln Parkway East


July 27, 2001
- Added photos: Fort Duquesne Bridge and Portal Bridge
view page - Fort Duquesne Bridge
view page - Portal Bridge


July 26, 2001
- Added page and photos: Penn Lincoln Parkway East - Edgewood / Swissvale interchange
view page - Penn Lincoln Parkway East


July 25, 2001
- Added page and photos: Parkway East over Commercial St and Nine Mile Run
- Added data: for all structures between Bates St and Commericial St
view page - Penn Lincoln Parkway East


July 24, 2001
- Added excerpt of 1953 PADOH report: Squirrel Hill Tunnels
view page - Penn Lincoln Parkway East


July 11, 2001
- Added detail photos: Sixth, Seventh and Ninth Street Bridges
view page - "Three Sisters" Bridges pix


July 10, 2001
- Added 50 photos: Fort Pitt Bridge
view page - Fort Pitt Bridge

- Updated stats: Fort Pitt Tunnels
view page - Fort Pitt Tunnels


July 9, 2001
- Added page and photos: Penn Lincoln Parkway East over Forward Av
- Added page and photos: Squirrel Hill Tunnels
view page - Penn Lincoln Parkway East


July 6, 2001
- Added page and photos: Penn Lincoln Parkway East - Squirrel Hill /Homestead interchange
- Added page and photos: Swinburne Bridge
- Added photos: Penn Lincoln Parkway East - pedestrian bridge at South Oakland
view page - Penn Lincoln Parkway East

- Added to Articles:
view page - "The Day the Bridge Caught Fire" (1836 Williamsport Bridge at Monongahela City)


July 5, 2001
- Added photos and revised history for bridges at Monongahela City
view page - Monongahela River Crossings Tour


June 28, 2001
- Added page of G. M. Hopkins plat map indexes from "Historic Pittsburgh Project"


June 27, 2001
- Added page and photos: Parkway East over Saline St
- Revised data and added photos: Beechwood Blvd Bridge [Greenfield Bridge]
view page - Penn Lincoln Parkway East


June 26, 2001
- Added page
: 1889 Dravosburg-Reynoldton Bridge
view page - Monongahela River Crossings Tour


June 25, 2001
- Added historical photos along Parkway East (Allies interchange, Maurice St, Bates St)
view page - Penn Lincoln Parkway East


June 21, 2001
- Added page
view page - Windgap suspension bridge over Chartiers Creek


June 20, 2001
- Added page
: c1861 Pittsburgh and Birmingham covered bridge
view page - Monongahela River Crossings Tour

- Revised data for covered bridges over Allegheny River
: Northern Liberties (Mechanic St)
: Hand St (Ninth St)
view page - Allegheny River Crossings Tour


June 19, 2001
- Added page and 24 photos
view page - Penn Lincoln Parkway East over Four Mile Run


June 18, 2001
- Revised history of Mon City bridges
view page - Monongahela River Crossings Tour


June 14, 2001
- Added page and photos
view page - Penn Lincoln Parkway East - pedestrian bridge at South Oakland


June 12, 2001
- Added photo
view page - 1887 30th St Bridge over Allegheny River at Herr's Island


June 7, 2001
- Added page and photos
view page - Penn Lincoln Parkway East - Oakland / Glenwood interchange at Bates St


June 5, 2001
- Added historical photos
: George Westinghouse Memorial Bridge
view page - Westinghouse Bridge


June 4, 2001
- Added page and photos
: George Westinghouse Memorial Bridge
view page - Westinghouse Bridge


May 31, 2001
- Added page
: 1836-38 Williamsport Bridge at Monongahela City
view page - Monongahela River Crossings Tour

- Revised info for Mechanics St Bridge over the Allegheny River
- Revised description of Allegheny County high point on Intro page


May 30, 2001
- Updated info and added photos
: Fleming Park Bridge
: PCY RR Bridge at Neville Island
view page - Ohio River Crossings Tour


May 14, 2001
- Added listing of structures as basis of future Tour
view page - Penn Lincoln Parkway East list of structures
view page - Parkway East over Maurice St stairway


May 10, 2001
- Added pages and 50 photos
view page - Penn Lincoln Parkway East I-376 Interchange 5 & 6 [Forbes Av - Blvd of Allies]


May 7, 2001
- Added pages and 60 photos
view page - Penn Lincoln Parkway East I-376 elevated lanes over former B&O RR yard
view page - Penn Lincoln Parkway East I-376 Interchange 4 [Second Av]
view page - Penn Lincoln Parkway East I-376 elevated lanes over Second Av


April 16, 2001
- Added pages and 60+ photos
view page - Penn Lincoln Parkway East I-376 Interchange 3 [Grant St]
view page - Fort Pitt Blvd east of Smithfield St


April 9, 2001
- Added pages and photos for Parkway "Central"
view page - Penn Lincoln Parkway East I-376 Interchange 2 [Stanwix St]
view page - Penn Lincoln Parkway East I-376 elevated lanes parallel to Fort Pitt Blvd


April 7, 2001
- Added 6 pages and 50 photos for Fort Pitt Blvd
view page - Fort Pitt Blvd


March 22, 2001
- Added "pghbridges.com" banner


March 21, 2001
- Added info for one of only two Bailey bridges in the county
view page - Jones Av over Thompson Run


March 19, 2001
- Registered new domain names
visit site - pghbridges.com
visit site - pghbridges.org


February 20, 2001
- Added page
: 1891 White's Bridge between McKeesport and Duquesne
view page - Monongahela River Crossings Tour


February 10, 2001
- Added more info
: Gateway Center parking garage tunnels
: Steel Plaza Port Authority 'T' Station
view page - "Downtown Connections"

- Revised Tour page
view page - Tours


February 8, 2001
- Added more photos for downtown pedestrian bridges and tunnels
: Gateway Center parking garage tunnels
: Stanwix Garage - Horne's skywalk
: Fifth Av Place skywalk
: Port Authority 'T' Stations
: Skywalk over Garrison Pl at Penn Av
: Skywalk over Strawberry Wy
: USX Tower Triangle Concourse under Sixth Av
: Mellon Client Service Center over Sixth Av
view page - "Downtown Connections"

February 7, 2001
- Added photos for downtown pedestrian bridges
: Gateway Plaza bridge over Blvd of Allies
: Stanwix garage bridge to Highmark Bldg
: Gateway Center and Steel Plaza subway stations
view page - "Downtown Connections"

- Added historical photos
: PRR Produce Yard at 16th St Bridge
: 1939 30th St at Herr's Island
view page - Allegheny River Crossings Tour

- Added historical photos
: 1904 Wabash Bridge
view page - Monongahela River Crossings Tour

- Revised Related Sites page
view page - Related Sites


January 22, 2001
- Added page (no photos yet)
view page - Fort Pitt Tunnel

- Added more pages for downtown pedestrian bridges and tunnels
view page - "Downtown Connections"


January 16, 2001
- Added photos and info on 1897 Braddock Bridge
view page - Monongahela River Crossings Tour

January 15, 2001
- Added 1926 postcard image of Brown's Bridge [Homestead and Highland Bridge]
- Added postcard image and more info for Homestead Hi-Level Bridge
view page - Monongahela River Crossings Tour

January 12, 2001
- Added pages and photos for downtown pedestrian bridges and tunnels
view page - PPG Place parking garage under Third Av, Fourth Av and Market St
view page - One PPG Place pedestrian bridge over Fourth Av

January 11, 2001
- Updated map for downtown pedestrian bridges and tunnels
view page - "Downtown Connections"

- Added pages and photos for downtown pedestrian bridges and tunnels
view page - Point Park College bridge over Wood St
view page - Allies garage bridge over Third Av
view page - Kaufmann's garage bridge over Forbes Av
view page - Kaufmann's store over Cherry Wy
view page - One Oxford Centre over Cherry Wy
view page - Oxford Centre garage bridge over Fourth Av
view page - Bridge of Sighs over Ross St

view page - Courthouse Tunnel under Forbes Av
view page - County Office Bldg Tunnel under Ross St
view page - Grant Bldg Tunnel under Fourth Av



Site History 2000




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