Thirty-four bridges crossed the Monongahela, Allegheny and Ohio Rivers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania not more than one mile from the point-this is their story, a story of Pittsburgh … its bridges … its history … and it’s people … from 1753 to the present. This is a story of Pittsburgh told through … narration … maps … historical photographs, and first person accounts. Untimatley, this is a story of … the rise of a great city … the history of its transportation and technology, … seen through the eye of its bridges. No reader of this book will ever cross the waters at the “point” without a sense of awe at the beauty, technology, daring and brilliance that made Pittsburgh what it is today.
About the Authors
Thomas is the (retired) Chief Bridge Engineer of Gannett Fleming, Inc., and currently Instructor of Civil Engineering of Carnegie Mellon University. Thomas was the Editor of the book “Reflections – of the greatest engineers and architects of the 20th and 21st centuries”.
Linda is a young bridge engineer in the Pittsburgh region, who spends her tim participation in mentoring and outreach programs for local high school students and undergraduate students at Carnegie Mellon University.