[PRCo] Re: Narrow Bridge.

[John Swindler]

Thanks, Art.  

 

I was going to start with Glenwood, until I looked at the original photo again and noticed the --what looks like brick paving.  Glenwood had boards held down by metal straps, similar to 62nd St.  Made a horrible racket when driven across.  

 

Yes, that Penn Pilot view shows a large tank on Neville Island that would be lined up correctly in the 'narrow bridge' photo.  Then this is probably the original Fleming Park bridge looking towards Neville Island, and the ridge in background is north shore of Ohio River.

 

John

 

 


 
> From: ArtS32 at aol.com
> Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:02:40 -0400
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Narrow Bridge.
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
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> Take a look at the east end of Neville Island 1937-42, Penn Pilot.
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> Art Swartz
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> In a message dated 4/26/2009 3:40:35 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
> j_swindler at hotmail.com writes:
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> Hi Phil
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> Not finding the trolley wire was a curiousity, finding that tank in the 
> background might be the key. I've looked at the Pittsburgh bridges site, 
> recent aerial photos, and some additional maps on the Pittsburgh history 
> website, but so far, no luck. Maybe will see what Penn pilot might have.
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> > Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 10:27:38 -0700
> > From: pcc_sr at yahoo.com
> > Subject: [PRCo] Narrow Bridge.
> > To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
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> > > ----- Original Message ----
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> > > From: John Swindler <j_swindler at hotmail.com>
> > > To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> > > Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 9:23:54 PM
> > > Subject: [PRCo] Re: More photos
> > > 
> > > Concerning Narrow bridge, yes, except what about that large 
> cylindrical tank in 
> > > background??? Can someone else place it???? I can't.
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> > > And while I can find feeder cables, I can't find the trolley wires in 
> this 
> > > picture.. And that looks like a Pittsburgh Railways bus in background. 
> Could 
> > > this bridge have had trolley service abandoned in early 1950s?????
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> > > Cheers
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> > > John
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> > Mr.Swindler;
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> > Trolley wires are most definitely there; I looked for the same thing. I 
> spotted
> > the contact wire itself first. A span can be seen under the second 
> structural
> > crossmember; the hanger is easily seen over the track on our right but 
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> > other one is obscured. The wood strain insulators can also be seen in the
> > span on the outside of the contact wire.
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> > Even far more telling is a PCC going away from us on the right track. I 
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> > clearly see the trolley pole base, the trolley cowl, the roof and left 
> side, and
> > the curved left side back window.
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> > I can still very clearly see the contact wire right in the top 
> foreground of
> > the photo. The contact wire on the left is essentially under the 
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> > structural member thus the 'hidden' hanger; the one on the right is out 
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> > the open to the left of the parallel longitudinal structure member.
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> > > > Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:39:52 -0400
> > > > Subject: [PRCo] Re: More photos
> > > > From: hrbran at cavtel.net
> > > > To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
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> > > > NARROW BRIDGE looks like the old Brady Street Bridge.
> > > > 
> > > > Kaufmann Construction is between Smithfield and Grant. Fifth Avenue
> > > > cars would most likely have looped downtown the same as the Forbes
> > > > Avenue cars until work was finished.
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> > > > On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 6:41 PM, Phillip Clark Campbell
> > > > wrote:
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> > > > > Quite a few very interesting photos; this could almost be a real 
> estate 
> > > diversion
> > > > > couldn't it:
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> > > > > http://tinyurl.com/1601sHighWater - Location?
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> > > > > http://tinyurl.com/StreetFlood-1950 - Location?
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> > > > > http://tinyurl.com/NarrowBridge - Location?
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> > > > > http://tinyurl.com/Courthouse19520404 - Low bridge ahead, bus!
> > > > >
> > > > > http://tinyurl.com/ForbesFlood-1950 - not a few photos show 
> flooding.
> > > > >
> > > > > http://tinyurl.com/OaklandFifthToEast - this is an incredibly 
> beautiful 
> > > aerial isn't it --
> > > > > 1601, 17xx, ten or eleven, and one of those PCCs in the distance!
> > > > >
> > > > > http://tinyurl.com/5thKaufmannConstruction - How would trolley 
> service be 
> > > rerouted?
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> > > > > http://tinyurl.com/17xx-71-5thDowntown-1950
> > > > >
> > > > > http://tinyurl.com/PatBusCrash - Date is wrong by at least 
> 14-years.
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> > > > > Phil
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> > > > -- 
> > > > Herb Brannon
> > > > On America's North Coast
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