Project:
East Ohio Street Improvement Project (SR 0028)

Location:
City of Pittsburgh

Our Role:
Criteria of Effect, Section 4 (f), Phase I Archaeology

This old photograph of East Ohio Street in the 1920s was taken near the 31st Street Bridge. Note the streetcar tracks and cobblestone road. The plan for rebuilding East Ohio Street has required extensive public participation and coordination with local, state, and Federal agencies. CDC prepared the Section 106 documentation for 15 cultural resources and performed a Phase I Archaeology Survey on one section.

Additional Interest: As a subcontractor to Michael Baker Jr. Inc., CDC prepared Section 106 documents including a Criteria of Effect Report and Section 4(f)documents for this complex project.

Client:
Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, Inc.

Project:
Hot Metal Bridge Exhibit

Location:
Pittsburgh

Awards:
National Historic Planning Landmarks Award for City of Pittsburgh

“Outstanding Highway Engineering Award 2008″ ASHE Pittsburgh

Our Role:
Section 106 documentation, exhibit concept, design and installation

CDC completed all cultural resource studies for the project including the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) Documentation, the Criteria of Effect Report, and an interpretive exhibit at Carnegie-Mellon University Research Institute.

Additional Interest: To preserve their important history and technology, the URA and project engineers worked together to ensure that the rehabilitation efforts were consistent with Federal standards and guidelines. Before any changes were made to the bridges, CDC documented their existing conditions through photographs, original blueprints, and a historical study. CDC also designed an interpretive sign for the Hot Metal Bridge to be placed on the Eliza Furnace Trail. As hikers and bikers cross the famous old bridge, they experience spectacular views of the city and observe the old J&L mill sites now redeveloped as new residential and commercial developments reflecting the latest chapter in Pittsburgh’s history.