Looking Back
Take a look back at the 34 bridges that crossed the Monongahela, Allegheny and Ohio rivers in Pittsburgh from 1818 to today when authors Thomas Leech and Linda Kaplan discuss their book “Bridges…Pittsburgh at the Point…A Journey Through History” at 7 p.m. Jan. 11, at Mt. Lebanon Public Library.
Told through the words of engineers, architects, planners and historians, this is a story of the development of technology, the rise of a city, and the progress of transportation. Thomas is the retired Chief Bridge Engineer of Gannett Fleming, Inc., Adjunct Professor of Civil Engineering of Carnegie Mellon University and a part of the continuing education faculty of the Pennsylvania State University.
Linda is a bridge engineer in the Pittsburgh region. She has experience designing highway, rail, and pedestrian bridges, retaining walls, and tunnels. This free talk is sponsored by the Historical Society of Mount Lebanon. Pictured here is the Liberty Bridge looking north, circa 1930.