What's New - - Website History

2003

As of 15-Dec-2003:
Pages for 294 bridges and 64 tunnels;
4,273 photos.


December 15, 2003
- Added page and photos:
view page - Boulevard of the Allies viaduct over Second Av
as part of:
view page - Tour: "Landmarks Amid the Hills: Larger 'Inland' Bridges"


November 19, 2003
- Added page and photos
: 1883 [rep. c1940] Steubenville Pike - Enlow Rd over Montour Run (Findlay - North Fayette)

view page - "Allegheny Stone: Stone Arch Bridges by the Allegheny County Public Works Department"


November 18, 2003
- Added page and photos
: 1896 Brighton Rd over Spruce Run (Ben Avon)

view page - "Allegheny Stone: Stone Arch Bridges by the Allegheny County Public Works Department"


October 16, 2003
- Added page and photos:
view page - Pleasant Hills Cloverleaf -- PA51 over Curry Hollow Rd and Lebanon Church Rd (Pleasant Hills)
as part of:
view page - Tour: "Landmarks Amid the Hills: Larger 'Inland' Bridges"


October 13, 2003
- Elicker Rd tunnel under abandoned Unity RR, Plum, has been daylighted.
view page - SUBPGH: Tunnels of Allegheny County and Pittsburgh


September 19, 2003
- Website returns after three weeks without an ISP.


August 26, 2003
- Updated Stone Bridge tour navigation to add more structures
view page - "Allegheny Stone: Stone Arch Bridges by the Allegheny County Public Works Department"


August 12, 2003
- Added page and photos:
view page - Allegheny County Aiport runway 10-28 over PA885 and Union Railroad (West Mifflin)
as part of:
view page - Tour: "Landmarks Amid the Hills: Larger 'Inland' Bridges"


August 4, 2003
- Added page and photos:
view page - Hall Station Bridge - William Penn Hwy over Thompson Run (Monroeville-Wilkins)
as part of:
view page - Tour: "Landmarks Amid the Hills: Larger 'Inland' Bridges"


August 1, 2003
- Added page and photos:
view page - 1946 McKnight Rd - Babcock Blvd interchange
as part of:
view page - Tour: "Landmarks Amid the Hills: Larger 'Inland' Bridges"


July 18, 2003
- Revised list and gathering data:
view page - Tour: "Landmarks Amid the Hills: Larger 'Inland' Bridges"


June 30, 2003
- Revised list and gathering data:
view page - Tour: "Landmarks Amid the Hills: Larger 'Inland' Bridges"


June 10, 2003
- Added more photos:
view page - Mon Con Bridge and Hot Metal Bridge over Monongahela River


June 3, 2003
- Added more photos:
view page - Tarentum Bridge (Stuart Bridge) over Allegheny River


June 2, 2003
- Added more photos:
view page - Fort Wayne RR Bridge over Allegheny River


June 1, 2003
- Added photos of State Seals:
view page - Washington Crossing Bridge, 40th Street over Allegheny River


May 30, 2003
- Added more photos:
view page - Liberty Bridge over Monongahela River


May 29, 2003
- Added more photos:
view page - Panhandle Bridge over Monongahela River


May 19, 2003
- Added page and photos:
view page - Panhandle Bridge Wye -- southern approach


May 16, 2003
- Added more photos:
view page - Mount Washington Transit Tunnel
view page - Liberty Tunnel


May 15, 2003
- Added page and photos:
view page - Lower P. J. McArdle Roadway


May 8, 2003
- Added page and photos for concrete arch bridge designed to mimic County stone arch bridges
: 1910 Spang Rd over Big Sewickley Creek (Marshall)
: 1919 Markman Park Rd over Big Sewickley Creek Rd (Marshall)

- Updated Stone Bridge tour navigation to add more structures
view page - "Allegheny Stone: Stone Arch Bridges by the Allegheny County Public Works Department"


May 7, 2003
- Added page and photos for concrete arch bridge designed to mimic County stone arch bridges
: 1935 Baldwin St over McLaughlin Run (Bridgeville)
: Donnellville Rd over Little Bull Creek (Fawn)
view page - "Allegheny Stone: Stone Arch Bridges by the Allegheny County Public Works Department"


May 6, 2003
- Added page and photos for concrete arch bridge designed to mimic County stone arch bridges
: 1936 Wetzel Rd over Little Pine Creek (Shaler)
view page - "Allegheny Stone: Stone Arch Bridges by the Allegheny County Public Works Department"


May 5, 2003
- Added to Articles:
view page - "Three Sisters Bridges" Sixth, Seventh and Ninth streets over the Allegheny River (HAER PA-490); Haven Hawley, August 1998; Pennsylvania Historic Bridges Recording Project - II

Historic American Engineering Record
transcribed from documents in the collection of the Library of Congress


April 21, 2003
- Updated info for B&O Railroad Tunnels
: Etna Tunnel
: Glenshaw Tunnel
: Schenley Tunnel (Pittsburg Junction RR)
: Whitehall Tunnel
view page - SUBPGH: Tunnels of Allegheny County and Pittsburgh


April 16, 2003
- Added page and photos for concrete arch bridge designed to mimic County stone arch bridges
: 1914 Old PA 8 Rd [Old Butler Plank Rd] over Gourhead Run (Hampton)
view page - "Allegheny Stone: Stone Arch Bridges by the Allegheny County Public Works Department"


April 15, 2003
- Added page and photos for concrete arch bridge designed to mimic County stone arch bridges
: 1919 Duncan Av over Gourhead Run (Hampton)
view page - "Allegheny Stone: Stone Arch Bridges by the Allegheny County Public Works Department"


April 11, 2003
- Added pages and photos for girder bridges built concurrently with County stone arch bridges
: 1902 Pennview St over Pine Creek
: Elfinwild Rd over Pine Creek [1890, replaced c1996] (Shaler) -- converted to laminated wood beam
view page - "Allegheny Stone: Stone Arch Bridges by the Allegheny County Public Works Department"


April 10, 2003
- Added pages and photos for girder bridges built concurrently with County stone arch bridges
: 1898 Naylor Av over Gourhead Run (Hampton)
view page - "Allegheny Stone: Stone Arch Bridges by the Allegheny County Public Works Department"


April 7, 2003
- Added pages and photos for girder bridges built concurrently with County stone arch bridges
: 1905 McLaughlin Run Rd #5, at Maple St, over McLaughlin Run (Bridgeville)
view page - "Allegheny Stone: Stone Arch Bridges by the Allegheny County Public Works Department"


April 2, 2003
- Updated info for Allegheny Valley Railroad, Brilliant Branch
view page - Brilliant Branch Viaduct over Silver Lake
view page - Brilliant Branch over Allegheny River


April 1, 2003
- Added pages and photos for girder bridges built concurrently with County stone arch bridges
: c1900 Pittsburgh-Rochester Rd over Big Sewickley Creek
: 1900 Big Sewickley Creek Rd over Big Sewickley Creek
view page - "Allegheny Stone: Stone Arch Bridges by the Allegheny County Public Works Department"


March 26, 2003
- Revised intro page and navigation interface
- Added pages for stone arch bridges
: 1915 Howe's Run Rd over McDowell Run (Fawn)
: c1915 Freeport Rd [old alignment] over Powers Run (O'Hara)
view page - "Allegheny Stone: Stone Arch Bridges by the Allegheny County Public Works Department"


March 25, 2003
- Added page and photos for one of the county's oldest bridges
: 1878 Iron Bridge by Morse Bridge Company
view page - Iron Bridge Ln over Bull Creek (Fawn)


March 24, 2003
- Added pages and photos for stone arch bridge
: 1921 E. State St [Noblestown Rd] over Robinson's Run, North Branch (Oakdale)
: 1925 Union Av [PA978, Orange Belt] over Robinson's Run, South Branch (Oakdale)
view page - "Allegheny Stone: Stone Arch Bridges by the Allegheny County Public Works Department"


March 21, 2003
- Updated dimensions and info
: 1918 Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad over Allegheny River
view page - "Allegheny River Crossings"


March 19, 2003
- Added pages and photos for stone arch bridge
: 1922 Bull Creek Rd over Bull Creek (Fawn)
view page - "Allegheny Stone: Stone Arch Bridges by the Allegheny County Public Works Department"


March 17, 2003
- Updated links to regional maps, including historical (c1900) USGS topo quads
view page - Regional Maps


February 21, 2003
- Added pages and photos for stone arch bridge
: 1915 Old Butler Plank Rd over Pine Creek (Shaler)
view page - "Allegheny Stone: Stone Arch Bridges by the Allegheny County Public Works Department"


February 20, 2003
- Added pages and photos for stone arch bridge
: Old Mill Rd over Little Bull Creek (Fawn)
view page - "Allegheny Stone: Stone Arch Bridges by the Allegheny County Public Works Department"


February 19, 2003
- Added pages and photos for stone arch bridge
: 1900 McIntyre Rd over West Branch Deer Creek (Richland)
view page - "Allegheny Stone: Stone Arch Bridges by the Allegheny County Public Works Department"


February 14, 2003
- Added pages and photos for stone arch bridge
: Merriman Rd, stone-faced concrete arch, over Big Sewickley Creek [1916] (Bell Acres, Allegheny Co. - Economy, Beaver Co.)
view page - "Allegheny Stone: Stone Arch Bridges by the Allegheny County Public Works Department"


February 13, 2003
- Added pages and photos for stone arch bridge
: Dickey Rd over West Deer Creek (Richland)
view page - "Allegheny Stone: Stone Arch Bridges by the Allegheny County Public Works Department"


February 5, 2003
- Added pages and photos for stone arch bridge
: Verona Rd [old alignment] over Quigley's Creek (Penn Hills)
view page - "Allegheny Stone: Stone Arch Bridges by the Allegheny County Public Works Department"


February 4, 2003
- Added pages and photos for stone arch bridge
: Liberty Way over Heath's Run at Glenn Av (Liberty)
view page - "Allegheny Stone: Stone Arch Bridges by the Allegheny County Public Works Department"


January 29, 2003
- Added page and photos for 1914 Heth's Run Bridge
view page - Heth's Run Bridge


January 16, 2003
- Updated Feedback page and website to new e-mail address:
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January 10, 2003
- Added pages and photos for stone arch bridge
: 1915 Burchfield Rd [former Butler Plank Rd] over Pine Creek (Shaler)
view page - "Allegheny Stone: Stone Arch Bridges by the Allegheny County Public Works Department"


January 13, 2003
- Updated historical info
: McGregor Rd over Thompson Run, aka Old Stone Bridge (Monroeville)
view page - "Allegheny Stone: Stone Arch Bridges by the Allegheny County Public Works Department"


January 9, 2003
- Added pages and photos for stone arch bridge
: 1891 Brown Rd over East Branch Big Sewickley Creek
: Broadway over Dirty Camp Run (Pitcairn)
view page - "Allegheny Stone: Stone Arch Bridges by the Allegheny County Public Works Department"


January 3, 2003
- Added page and photos for stone arch bridge
: 1889 Woodland Rd Ext over Little Sewickley Creek (Edgeworth)
view page - "Allegheny Stone: Stone Arch Bridges by the Allegheny County Public Works Department"



Site History 2002




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