City in the Distance

Taken from the 40th Street Bridge while sitting at a red light.

Silent Sunday

Sunset on the Allegheny River Saturday night

At Panther Hollow

Schenley Park Bridge Here’s an article Throw Away the Key about these Locks of Love.

Signage st Flagstaff Hill Schenley Park

Storm Brewing Over Allegheny River

Dock at Riverfront Trail Park, Aspinwall

And what a storm it was.

Once the rain came, it was intense.

We got home safely and were glad.

Along Ohio River Back Channel

At Neville Island

Do you know what the function of this tower was?

“Neville Island is named for its first owner, General John Neville, who was given the property by Congress because of his valuable service during the Revolutionary War. There is no evidence that the island, previously referred to as Montour’s Island or Long Island, was inhabited prior to that time.”

Neville Island Historicsl Society

Wordless Wednesday

Stopped at red light Sunday evening on way back from Ohio

Bear Mountain Bridge

Bear Mountain Bridge Hudson River NY

A Red Light on the West End Bridge

I don’t like the shaky sensation of the bridge vibrating and feeling movement when you have to stop on it!

The light at the end of the bridge was red today as we left town.

My friend Vincie clued me in on this route to avoid going through the Ft. Pitt Tunnel.

It was Friday afternoon and there was traffic. We were headed for Ohio. Such threatening skies and heavy rain, so heavy we stopped for a bite to eat in West Virginia as we travelled the two hundred miles to Columbus. Happy we got there safely.

Here’s what I saw as we sat at the light-

Pittsburgh Skyline

Stopped on the 31st Street Bridge

This Billboard caught my eye

Steel Works View from Outlook Drive

Edgar Thomson Steel Works in Braddock PA as viewed from Outlook Drive in West Mifflin.

You can see the George Westinghouse BridgeThe reinforced concrete open-spandrel deck arch bridge has a total length of 1,598 feet (487 m) comprising five spans“