[PRCo] Re: For Those Who Venture West of Pittsburgh

[Derrick Brashear]

On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 12:21 PM, Ken and
Tracie<ktjosephson at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> That be it! Thanks, Derrick.
>
> I wonder why the utility built the their tower line so high over the river
> if the swing span wasn't used after the early part of the 20th Century? The
> Ohio Turnpike bridge was built at the same level as the railroad bridge
> during the 1950s and I am guessing the transmission line was built between
> the 1930s and 1950s.

The derailment that damaged it was in May, 1982.

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