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

[John Swindler]

The Brady St. bridge sounds more familiar for this accident.  Would have 
been around 1963-65.

John


>From: "Bob Rathke" <bobrathke at comcast.net>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: 94 Sharpsburg - 62nd Street Bridge
>Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 19:07:23 -0600
>
>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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