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What's New - - Website History
2004
As of 07-Dec-2004:
Pages for 338 bridges and 65 tunnels;
4,827 photos.
December 7, 2004
- Added descriptions of Ohio River Blvd from 1931 souvenir book:
view page - Tour: "Ohio River Boulevard: Ghost of Grandeur"
December 1, 2004
- Added tour intro and navigation map for Ohio River Blvd:
view page - Tour: "Ohio River Boulevard: Ghost of Grandeur"
- Added page and 2 photos for structure related to Ohio River Blvd:
view page - California Av over Ohio River Blvd 1931 (Pittsburgh)
October 25, 2004
- Added page and 5 photos for structure related to Ohio River Blvd:
view page - Termon Av Approach over Verner Av (Pittsburgh)
October 14, 2004
- Added 4 pages and 24 photos for 2 structures related to Ohio River Blvd:
view page - Ohio River Blvd over Verner Av (Pittsburgh)
view page - Ohio River Blvd over Woods Run (Pittsburgh)
- Added more photos for McAfee Bridge:
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Robert McAfee Bridge -- California Av over Woods Run
October 13, 2004
- Added pages and 14 photos for 1 structure related to Ohio River Blvd:
view page - Ohio River Blvd over Jacks Run (Bellevue - Pittsburgh)
October 6, 2004
- Added 4 pages and 20 photos for 2 structures related to Ohio River Blvd:
view page - Ohio River Blvd over Dilworth Run (Avalon - Bellevue)
view page - Ohio River Blvd over South Fremont Av (Bellevue)
October 4, 2004
- Added 4 pages and 30 photos for 2 structures related to Ohio River Blvd:
view page - Ohio River Blvd over Spruce Run (Ben Avon)
view page - Ohio River Blvd over Birmingham Av (Avalon)
September 29, 2004
- Added 7 pages and 30 photos for 5 structures related to Ohio River Blvd and vicinity:
view page - Ohio River Blvd over Lowrie's Run (Emsworth)
view page - Western Av pedestrian tunnel under Ohio River Blvd (Emsworth - Ben Avon)
view page - Ohio River Blvd over Forest Av (Ben Avon)
view page - Herron Av over Lowrie's Run (Emsworth)
view page - Pedestrian bridge at Atlantic Av over Lowrie's Run (Emsworth)
September 1, 2004
- Added page to Articles:
view page - South Tenth Street & the Golden Gate Bridge
August 30, 2004
- Updates indexes
August 17, 2004
- Added page to Articles:
view page - West Carson Street Tunnel Portal
August 13, 2004
- Added 29 pages and 121 photos for 18 structures related to the West End Circle:
view page - West End Valley
August 12, 2004
- Added page to Articles:
view page - Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal Railway - West Side Belt Railroad
August 11, 2004
- Added page to Articles:
view page - How many bridges are there in Pittsburgh?
July 13, 2004
- Added pages and photos:
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Mission St over South 21st St
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Mission St over Greeley St
as part of:
view page - Tour: "Landmarks Amid the Hills: Larger 'Inland' Bridges"
July 9, 2004
- Added elevation drawing:
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George Westinghouse Memorial Bridge (North Versailles - East Pittsburgh)
- Added photos:
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1928 Duquesne Blvd over Thompson Run and Union RR (Duquesne)
as part of:
view page - Tour: "Landmarks Amid the Hills: Larger 'Inland' Bridges"
July 8, 2004
- Added 23" x 35" poster of Bridge Basics -- an excellent resource for teachers. Shows the most common bridge types and their various configurations. Use it in conjunction with the Bridge Basics webpage:
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"Bridge Basics - Spotter's Guide to Bridge Design" poster
July 7, 2004
- Added page and photos:
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Lincoln Rd over Shades Run (Penn Hills)
as part of:
view page - Tour: "Landmarks Amid the Hills: Larger 'Inland' Bridges"
July 6, 2004
- Added page and photos:
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1939 WPA bridges on Locust Trail in Schenley Park
Updated map and navigation:
view page - Tour: "Bridges of Schenley Park"
July 2, 2004
- Added page and photos:
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1928 Duquesne Blvd over Thompson Run and Union RR (Duquesne)
as part of:
view page - Tour: "Landmarks Amid the Hills: Larger 'Inland' Bridges"
July 1, 2004
- Created map interface for "Landmarks Amid the Hills" Tour
- Added photos and updated information for the first structure listed on pghbridges.com:
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1930 Mosside Bridge (Monroeville)
as part of:
view page - Tour: "Landmarks Amid the Hills: Larger 'Inland' Bridges"
June 30, 2004
- Added page and photos:
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1921 Bakerstown Rd over Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad at Culmerville
as part of:
view page - Tour: "Landmarks Amid the Hills: Larger 'Inland' Bridges"
June 29, 2004
- Added page and photos:
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1927 South Millvale Avenue Bridge over former PRR Main Line
as part of:
view page - Tour: "Landmarks Amid the Hills: Larger 'Inland' Bridges"
June 28, 2004
- Added page and photos:
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1986 Bloomfield Bridge over Norfolk Southern RR [former PRR Main Line]
as part of:
view page - Tour: "Landmarks Amid the Hills: Larger 'Inland' Bridges"
June 23, 2004
- Added page and photos:
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Homeville Rd over Thompson Run and Union Railroad (West Mifflin)
as part of:
view page - Tour: "Landmarks Amid the Hills: Larger 'Inland' Bridges"
June 18, 2004
- Added page and photos:
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28th St over Norfolk Southern RR [former PRR Main Line]
as part of:
view page - Tour: "Landmarks Amid the Hills: Larger 'Inland' Bridges"
June 17, 2004
- Added information:
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Squirrel Hill Railroad Co. street railway trestle over Junction Hollow, Oakland
- Updated links on List By Location indexes
- Added photo for Wilmot St bridge, Oakland
- Added photos for Davis Av Bridge over Woods Run
June 16, 2004
- Added page to Articles:
view page - Halket Street Arch Bridge, Oakland -- another buried bridge?
June 14, 2004
- Added page and photos:
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California Av over Jack's Run
as part of:
view page - Tour: "Landmarks Amid the Hills: Larger 'Inland' Bridges"
June 9, 2004
- Added page and photos:
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Ravensburg Bridge over Peters Creek, WLE RR and Montour Trail (Clairton)
as part of:
view page - Tour: "Landmarks Amid the Hills: Larger 'Inland' Bridges"
June 1, 2004
- Added page and photos for 300th bridge described in the pghbridges website:
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Wilksboro Avenue Footbridge
May 25, 2004
- Added page and photos:
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1927 Robert McAfee Bridge -- California Av over Woods Run
as part of:
view page - Tour: "Landmarks Amid the Hills: Larger 'Inland' Bridges"
May 14, 2004
- Added page:
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1928 Clairton-Glassport Bridge over Monongahela River
as part of:
view page - Tour: Monongahela River Crossings
May 11, 2004
- Added page:
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Dooker's Hollow Bridge - Bell Av/Center Av over O'Connell Blvd (Braddock-East Pittsburgh)
as part of:
view page - Tour: "Landmarks Amid the Hills: Larger 'Inland' Bridges"
May 10, 2004
- Added page:
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Tassey Hollow Bridge (North Braddock)
as part of:
view page - Tour: "Landmarks Amid the Hills: Larger 'Inland' Bridges"
April 15, 2004
- Added page:
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Mon-Fayette interchange at PA51
as part of:
view page - Tour: "Landmarks Amid the Hills: Larger 'Inland' Bridges"
March 6, 2004
- Added page and photos
view page - Herron Av pedestrian subway under Bigelow Blvd
as part of:
view page - Tour: "SUBPGH: Tunnels of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County"
February 19, 2004
- Added to Articles:
view page - Cork Run Tunnel [Berry Street Tunnel] (HAER PA-382); Christine Davis and Frank Kurtik; Christine Davis Consultants, Inc.
February 11, 2004
- Noted another tunnel in Allegheny County:
Bakerstown Tunnel at Bakerstown Station -- closed, bypassed 1915 [Pittsburgh & Western RR, B & O Railroad] under Warrendale and Bakerstown Rd [Red Belt]; Valencia 0586 4501
February 10, 2004
- Added to Articles:
view page - Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad, Allegheny River Bridge (HAER PA-508); Justin M. Spivey, April 2000; Pennsylvania Historic Railroad Bridges Recording Project
February 6, 2004
- Added info for Davis Avenue Bridge:
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Davis Av over Woods Run
as part of:
view page - Tour: "Landmarks Amid the Hills: Larger 'Inland' Bridges"
view page - Davis Avenue Bridge -- over Woods Run (HAER PA-487), Haven Hawley, August 1998; Pennsylvania Historic Bridges Recording Project - II
January 28, 2004
- Added link to Pittsburgh Geologic Sites:
view page - Related Sites
Site History 2003
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