Parker Bridge
by Joyce Wasser
Title
Parker Bridge
Artist
Joyce Wasser
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
In the late 1980's I lived just few miles up the road from this bridge. More recently I bicycled to it on the Allegheny River Trail. This is true rural America and I find visiting here to be very restful. This photograph depicts the bridge over the Allegheny River at Parker, Pennsylvania. Parker Bridge is a truss bridge, constructed in 1934, carries motor vehicles, and pedestrians over the Allegheny River. The Parker Bridge has a considerable 6.32% grade to it, which gives it an interesting and unique appearance. It was reportedly an important achievement when it was built. The bridge is painted an attractive sky blue color. This is one of the few pre-1950 bridges on the Allegheny River outside of Pittsburgh to not be threatened with demolition. This is not saying that this bridge is safe from demolition, since PennDOT is turning one of this country's most scenic rivers into a concrete wasteland filled with ugly, modern bridges. When PennDOT runs out of older and more historic Allegheny River bridges to demolish, will this sturdy bridge with ample roadway width be targeted for demolition?
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March 18th, 2013
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