Spent the sunset on Mt. Washington with my friend Carol. She needed a couple shots for a photo contest and I was more than happy to oblige. While waiting for the sun to go down, I took a few photos of the view, as it never gets old and there is always some detail I missed the last time.
This time, I was paying close attention to the "Three Sisters". The Roberto Clemente, Andy Warhol and Rachel Carson were built between 1924-1928 and are the only three identical side by side bridges in the world.
The three bridges are painted with the same iconic color, a shade referred to as Aztec Gold or Pittsburgh Yellow. Recently there was a survey done allowing the county's residents to vote about changing the color of the bridges. With 11K responses, 83% voted to keep the bridges yellow.
Trust me, in Pittsburgh, there are no other colors!
Bridges are perhaps the most invisible form of public architecture.
~Bruce Jackson
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