With bikes, dogs, and lots of walkers, Pittsburgh officially reopens Davis Avenue Bridge

'A game-changer:' Pittsburgh celebrates new pedestrian bridge linking Brighton Heights to Riverview Park - Pittsburgh Union Progress

As Pittsburgh officials waited Friday to begin a news conference celebrating the new pedestrian bridge connecting Davis Avenue in Brighton Heights with Riverview Park, the dozens of bikers, teens, mothers with strollers and others crossing the 80-foot structure demonstrated its importance more than any politician or community leader ever could. Jean and Donald DiDinato, both using canes to steady themselves, walked across from their home in Brig…

With bikes, dogs, and lots of walkers, Pittsburgh officially reopens Davis Avenue Bridge

Dozens of nearby residents — many with children, dogs, or bicycles — gathered for the ceremonial event to reopen the bridge, which replaces one that had been torn down more than a decade ago.