Local News Story on the Bellaire Bridge

HistoricBridges.org's efforts to promote the Bellaire Bridge appeared in a Wheeling, WV local TV news channel, WRTF-7.

See the story at:
http://www.historicbridges.org/belllairebridge.mpg

Donora Webster Bridge Closed to Traffic

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has closed the Donora Webster Bridge, which carries Route 1022 across the Monongahela River and the Norfolk Southern and CSX Rail Lines.

See the following Post-Gazette article for details:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09195/983842-100.stm

1,000 Hits

Bridgemapper.com received it's 1,000th hit today! Here's to many more visitors to the site!

Thanks for a Great First Annual Historic Bridge Weekend

Bridgemapper would like to thank everyone who made the First Annual Historic Bridge Weekend such a success.

Thank you to all the presenters, guests, local guides, media, restaurant staff, and volunteers!

Media Coverage of the Historic Bridge Weekend

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and the The Valley Independent did several stories on our First Annual Historic Bridge Weekend and historic bridge preservation this weekend:

Two historic bridges face demolition, while two others face uncertain futures
Observer-Reporter -- Sunday, July 19, 2009

Bridge fans enthralled by local spans
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review -- Sunday, July 12, 2009

Group Wants to Revive Bellaire Toll Bridge
WRTF-7 (Wheeling, WV) -- Sunday, July 12, 2009

Threatened Mon River Bridges Admired

by Scott Beveridge -- Travel with a Beveridge Blog -- Sunday, July 12, 2009

Charleroi-Monessen Bridge topic at historic span event
The Valley Independent -- Friday, July 10, 2009

Preservationists fear demise of region's bridges
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review -- Friday, July 10, 2009

The Next Page: The destruction of our historic metal bridges is the destruction of our heritage
by Eric DeLony -- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette -- Sunday, July 5, 2009

Bridgemapper in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Eric DeLony wrote an article about historic bridges in this past Sunday's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The article mentions the Historic Bridge Weekend and Bridgemapper.com.

See the article here:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09186/981650-109.stm?cmpid=news.xml