Bridges (Was Article from the old Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph)

[mrb190]

For approximately how long was the Smithfield Bridge closed?
That would have been a lot of car routes crossing the 10th!   I can't say
for sure right now, but I think I saw a 50
Carson-turning-onto-the-10th-Street-Bridge photo, and that would explain
it.  The 50 always started its Carson run at Smithfield & Carson, not many
blocks away at 10th Street.

Matt

brathke at juno.com wrote:

> When the Smithfield St. Bridge was being rebuilt in 1966, PAT trolleys
> to/from downtown reached the tunnel via Ross St., 2nd Avenue, 10th St.
> Bridge and Carson St.  I'm not sure when trolley traffic stopped using
> the 10th St. Bridge.
>
> Bob 9/23
>
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>
> On Sat, 23 Sep 2000 19:03:01 -0700 Kenneth Josephson
> <kjosephson at sprintmail.com> writes:
> >
> >
> > brathke at juno.com wrote:
> >
> > > I remember a time in the 1970's when no more than one trolley was
> > allowed
> > > on each span at the same time.
> >
> > The following may be one for Harold or Ed........ :-)
> >
> > 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.
> >
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