[PRCo] Re: 94 Sharpsburg - 62nd Street Bridge

[Dietrich, Robert J.]

Matt:

WQED's video "Things that aren't there anymore" tells the story of the
two bridges, including the guy who lost his leg demolishing the old
bridge.

Bob

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Barry
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 1:10 PM
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Subject: [PRCo] 94 Sharpsburg - 62nd Street Bridge

There are a series of photos on eBay of the old 62nd Street bridge 
standing alongside its replacement bridge.

Here is one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=208&item=39603891
07&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

Did the old bridge continue to carry auto traffic after the PRC 
abandoned route 94 Sharpsburg in November 1960?    It would seem that 
the Lawrenceville and Sharpsburg ramps from the old bridge would have 
had to have been removed in order to make room for the new bridge's 
entrances and exits to the respective streets at either end.

I wonder when the old bridge was demolished.   I don't recall it being 
there in the early 1960's, but that doesn't mean it wasn't hanging on 
for awhile back then.

Matt