Bridges (Was Article from the old Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph)

[Derrick J Brashear]

On Sat, 23 Sep 2000, Kenneth Josephson wrote:


> I have always read and have been told PAT retained the "over the hill"
> trackage (now Route 52) just in case an emergency closed the tunnel.
> Considering the information presented in this discussion thread, did PAT
> consider retaining another bridge crossing just in case the Smithfield span
> had to be closed or perhaps if more serious weight restrictions had to be
> imposed? Ken J.

The only possible one would be S. 10th. The Brady St bridge was supposed
to be removed in 1969, and was delayed because the Birmingham Bridge
wasn't even started then, let alone done. And the Point Bridge, well, we
discussed that. 

The track in Second Avenue by the S. 10th St. Bridge was showing when I
was in high school, (ca. 1990) but is now covered or removed.

-D