[PRCo] Re: Johnstown bridge

[Derrick J Brashear]

On Sat, 26 Jul 2003, Bob Rathke wrote:

> I have a 1957 track map of JTC trolley lines.  It shows that Maple Ave. was
> double track, but the bridge was single track.  A printed note beside the
> bridge reads, "To be double tracked in late 1957".
>
> I always thought that this was an existing bridge that was repaved in
> 1957-58, and that a second track was laid on the bridge at that time.  I
> remember some criticism of this project because the trolleys would be
> discontinued in about two years.


The only bridge I know of on Maple was replaced entirely circa 1958. The
old bridge (which I've seen a photo in the hands of Gary Dillon of)
crossed at street level and had a railroad crossing. The new bridge goes
up and over the railroad and thus is much longer.