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

[Bob Rathke]

It happened around 1980 - give or take a couple of years.

Bob 3/3/05

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Swindler" <j_swindler at hotmail.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 8:17 AM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: 94 Sharpsburg - 62nd Street Bridge


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