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

[Bob Rathke]

I believe that the bridge that slipped during demolition was the South 22nd
St. Bridge, and an ironworker (his name was Winner) lost a leg in order to
remove him from the structure.  A surgeon from the University of Pittsburgh
Medical School had to climb the bridge to perform the amputation.  I
remember the worker's name because a friend had the same name.

Bob 3/2/05

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dietrich, Robert J." <Robert.Dietrich at unisys.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 7:02 AM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: 94 Sharpsburg - 62nd Street Bridge


> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of Matt
> Barry
> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 1:10 PM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> 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
>
>
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