New Map Features

I added several new map features over the last week.

1. Google Maps are now available on all bridge detail pages. See an example here.

2. Where available, Google Street View is also shown on bridge detail pages. See the above example.

3. The All Bridges Map now contains a search function. This is great for trying to zoom into a particular state or city. Search for a city, state, county, or even a bridge -- anything you would typically search for on Google Maps. Check it out here. (Note that the Google advertising can't be removed).

New Bridge Detail Pages

I updated the bridge detail pages on Bridgemapper last night. Now, you can see key facts on the left sidebar, along with interactive Google maps and Street View images!

Our bridge detail pages can be accessed by selecting any bridge from the All Bridges map or the Bridge List.

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Kinzua Bridge Featured on Wikipedia

The Kinzua Bridge, in McKean County, PA, is the featured article in Wikipedia today. See the feature on Wikipedia's home page.

See Bridgemapper's information on the Kinzua Bridge at it's record page or at the McKean County page.

New Featured Bridge: the Hays Street Bridge

The Hays Street Bridge in San Antonio, TX (Bexar County) is the latest bridge to be featured on Bridgemapper's home page.

Over its 129-year life span, the bridge has served many purposes. Built in 1881 for railroad use, the bridge was converted for vehicular use 1910, closed and abandoned in 1982. After decades of neglect, the bridge is currently being restored for use as a pedestrian bridge! The model project is an example of neighborhood revitalization through historic bridge preservation.

The Hays Street Bridge's main span is an example of a Whipple truss with Phoenix column compression members, one of only a few such surviving examples in the country.

1,000 Bridges!

The Old Pomeroy-Mason Bridge is Bridgemapper.com's 1,000th bridge! Other recent updates include bridges of Texas; Delaware; Massachusetts; Bedford County, Pennsylvania; Somerset County, Pennsylvania; Monroe County, Florida; Washington County, Utah; and Jackson County, West Virginia. We have over a thousand more bridges to add, so keep checking the site!

Greensburg Pike bridge over Route 30 to close March 1

The snow still isn't melted, but it's almost bridge repair season in Pittsburgh...

The bridge carrying Greensburg Pike over Route 30, in North Versailles Township, Allegheny County, will close for repairs on March 1. PennDOT will repair the approaches, guide rail and drainage system. The bridge will remain closed through late November.

Read more at: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10054/1037852-56.stm