The Bridge of Sighs, connecting the Allegheny County Courthouse and the Allegheny County Jail crosses over Ross Street near Diamond Street looking to Fifth Avenue, showing hump cut progress. The "hump" cut took place in the area of Downtown known as Grant's Hill. The project began with planning in 1909 and ended with the final cut in 1913. It changed the gradient of Grant Street, Diamond Street, and Oliver, Fifth, Sixth, Webster and Wylie Avenues. Please see, Frederick Law Olmstead, Pittsburgh Main Thoroughfares and the Down Town District: http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/t/text/text-idx?c=pitttext&view=toc&idno=00aep1324m for more information.
Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 1901-2002, AIS.1971.05, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh
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Streets--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Maintenance and repair.; Commercial buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Blue collar workers--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Horse-drawn vehicles--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Municipal buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Street lighting--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail (Pittsburgh, Pa.).; Bridge of Sighs (Pittsburgh, Pa.).; Ross Street (Pittsburgh, Pa.).; Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.).
Identifier
715.133392.CP
Rights
Public Domain - Anybody may use this photo for any purpose
