Two views of the Allegheny River from Hickory Street Bridge in Warren PA (July 2022)

Photos by Retiring Guy (7/7/2022)

And a bonus round?  A view of the river and bridge from the recent refurbished Crescent Park fountain.

Original 'Then and Now' 9/10/2013 post starts here

Since 1871, three different bridges have spanned this point of the Allegheny River between the downtown business district and the residential south side.  The bridge in the postcard (above) replaced a toll suspension bridge in 1917.  The bridge shown in the photo (below) opened to traffic in 2005 after two years of construction plagued by a series of frustrating delays, especially for south side residents.  They had to drive 2 miles east to the Glade Bridge or a mile west to the Ludlow Street exit of the U.S. 6 Warren bypass in order to cross the river.