Eldora -- Again! -- Monessen Bridge

EDWARD H. LYBARGER twg at pulsenet.com
Sat Jun 5 15:49:52 EDT 1999


The Charleroi-Monessen Bridge is, I believe the original with a new deck.

Ed
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Holland <pghpcc at pacbell.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 1999 1:32 PM
Subject: Re: Eldora -- Again! -- Monessen Bridge


> Greetings!
>
> From another map published in *Interurban Newsletter, January, 1945,* the
stops heading
> north from the bridge are "N.E. 3rd Bridge," and apparently after the left
turn under 837 is
> "Eldora Land Office," followed by "Log Cabin," and then "Eldora Park"
almost in the center between
> highway 837 and Black Diamond Junction.  "Glendenning is almost on top of
the Junction!
>
> From modern maps I am assuming that the original Monessen Bridge has been
replaced with an
> obviously more modern structure.  Is this correct?
>
> --
> James B. Holland
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