Aerial view of Westinghouse Bridge, Turtle Creek, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Until this bridge was constructed, Turtle Creek (suburb of Pittsburgh) presented the most congested bottleneck on the Lincoln Highway. The old highway skirted the entire plant of the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company in the bottom of the valley. The new route is carried above the Westinghouse plant and the main lines of the Pennsylvania Railroad. It cost $3,500,000 and saves its users $1,500,000 a year. This work is directly attributable to John S. Fisher, Lincoln Highway State Consul and Governor of Pennsylvania during the period of construction.

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