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

[Ken and Tracie]

I never realized how close the turnpike is to Toledo. I never knew that line 
was simply a belt line. As a child, I figured it was a secondary main which 
branched off somebody's Chicago-New York main line to served a number of 
towns.

K.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Herb Brannon" <hrbran at cavtel.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2009 10:47 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: For Those Who Venture West of Pittsburgh


> Many of the old bridges across the Cuyahoga River were "swing" bridges to
> allow the passage of ships/boats up and down the river. Maybe, by the time
> the Ohio Turnpike bridge was built, navigation by large ships had stopped 
> on
> that river and bridge height was no longer a concern.