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

[Fred Schneider]

Matt:
Derrick once explained to me that he does not read all mail sent to
pittsburgh-railways but he will see it if it goes to his personal e-mail address
(shadow).  I've forwarded it for you.

fws

Matt Barry wrote:

> I posted a similar answer early yesterday.   I am wondering why my
> messages are being bounced.   I saw that two ended up that way.   They
> had to be re-posted from the "bounce-list."
> Matt
>
> John Swindler wrote:
>
> >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
> >>
> >>-----------------------------
> >>----- 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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