The P&WV Hi-Line

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Here is a drawing from 1936 of what could have been an interchange with Saw Mill Run Blvd & the Wabash Tunnel. The city of Pittsburgh attempted to buy this land three times throughout the decade but nothing ever came of it. here is the text and an artist's rendering of what could have been:

Other Proposals:
In the 1930's, Allegheny County attempted to purchase the Wabash Bridge and Tunnel as a way to alleviate traffic with the Liberty Bridge and Tubes. The move, attempted three times in the decade and spearheaded at times by Downtown Pittsburgh businessmen, failed on each attempt. One proposal, made in 1936, included an elevated traffic circle interchange that would involve: Sam Mill Run Blvd, the Wabash Tunnel Highway, and Woodruff St. (See Image #3). After a 1970s transit proposal known as Skybus went for naught, City of Pittsburgh Planners in 1986 considered converting the tunnel to a reversable one-way highway that would connect Saw Mill Run Blvd. to a parking facility at Station Square. (6) It wasn't until the 1990s when the fast approaching Ft. Pitt Bridge and Tunnel rehabilitation looming, that plans began to materialize to covert the tunnel to a legitimate link from Saw Mill Run into town. However, it wasn't until December 27, 2004, that the tunnel opened to traffic. The tunnel sits less than 1000' above the intersection of Saw Mill Run Blvd. and Woodruff St.

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An interesting (I think so, anyway) link to info on the Wabash Tunnel:

http://www.gribblenation.com/swparoads/coulda/wabash.html
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