What a shame.
This bridge is now a memory: http://www.wtae.com/news/donorawebster-bridge-demolition-set...
Already removed from the google map. This should become a park/museum instead of scrap.
March 16, 2015 story in the Wall Street Journal:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donora-steels-itself-for-the-los...
from the article:
There are few, if any, bridges as long as Donora’s remaining in the U.S. that connect supports using pins rather than rivets, say bridge experts. But its length, including sections that measure more than 180 feet long, make it impractical to relocate.
Well, this sucks. Demo has begun:
http://www.observer-reporter.com/article/20150212/NEWS01/150...
Article on status:
http://triblive.com/news/editorspicks/7470396-74/donora-town...
Article with picture:
http://triblive.com/state/pennsylvania/6454607-74/bridge-nam...
The actual Anticipated Notice To Proceed is July 21, 2014. So hopefully the bridge will still be standing when I visit the Pittsburgh area around the 4th of July. I have already photographed the bridge twice... but just need to see it one last time. The demolition of this bridge is an absolute atrocity.
PennDot has this bridge slated for removal with a project letting May 22, 2014. If anyone wants to photograph this bridge before it is gone forever, I suggest it be very soon. Contract calls for salvaging some historical elements of the bridge.
Well what does one know? Sounds all too much like PennDot. With a large collection of historic bridges, they want to throw about all of them away. I've always thought the Pennsylvania truss had to been developed in Pennsylvania. Hadn't looked up anything yet but will after this. Not too many of these large old Pennsylvania trusses left which I think symbolize the state. This will be a huge loss.
Another large and historic truss bridge's fate to be decided by PennDOT, might as well edit the page to say 'Demolished 2010' right now.
A shame? That's putting it mildly.
This newspaper was brave enough to interview me about this bridge's demolition. It was nice to be quoted accurately for a change. http://www.post-gazette.com/local/washington/2015/07/01/Dono...