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

[Boris Cefer]

Guess, it was S 30th street. But I don't remember the loop, or at least any
good photo of it.

Boris

----- Original Message -----
From: "Harold G." <transitmgr2 at earthlink.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 6:36 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: 94 Sharpsburg - 62nd Street Bridge


> Greetings to John and all.    Yes...there are other numbered streets.
> On the South Side, we have the 10th street bridge and then
> the 18th street hill to Mt Oliver and Carrick.  And the former
> loop for #50..was that at 30th street?  I dont remember what
> that was called.  Any one have a map,
>
> Harold Geissenheimer
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Swindler <j_swindler at hotmail.com>
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> Date: Friday, March 04, 2005 9:06 AM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: 94 Sharpsburg - 62nd Street Bridge
>
>
> >
> >
> >Interesting.  I never heard it referred to as the 22nd St. bridge, but
then
> >I lived in the East End.  I would tend to link a numbered street with the
> >strip district and routes 87 and 88.
> >
> >I remember going with John Baxter to take some pictures of 77/54 cars
> >crossing the Brady/22nd St. bridge on last day of service - would have
been
> >around 1963-64.  And I remember hearing of the accident involving the
> worker
> >loosing his leg - didn't realize that the bridge removal was so much
later.
> >So I was already in Harrisburg when that happened.  Surprised that I even
> >had a vague recollection of that accident.
> >
> >But I guess there is a tradition for that:  The Point and Manchester
> bridges
> >were still standing in spring 1970 when I was going to school in Pgh -
some
> >dozen years or so after at least Point Bridge was closed.  Took some
> >pictures of them in Point Park that spring.  Wish I had taken some pics
of
> >other structures that I always thought would be around - but aren't.
> >
> >And then there are those concrete bridges on the Brownsville line, and a
> >steel bridge on the Mohnton line in this area.  As Ed would say:  there
> just
> >isn't much of a market for used concrete.  <gg>
> >
> >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: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 17:56:42 -0600
> >>
> >>People on the South Side, called it the 22nd St. Bridge.
> >>
> >>Bob 3/3/05
> >>
> >>-----------------------------
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "Derrick J Brashear" <shadow at dementia.org>
> >>To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> >>Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 10:22 AM
> >>Subject: [PRCo] Re: 94 Sharpsburg - 62nd Street Bridge
> >>
> >>
> >> > On Thu, 3 Mar 2005, John Swindler wrote:
> >> >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > The Brady St. bridge sounds more familiar for this accident.  Would
> >>have
> >> > > been around 1963-65.
> >> >
> >> > Try again. I was alive when the Brady St Bridge came down. I am not
> over
> >> > 40.
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
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