Vernon R. Covell Explained
Vernon R. Covell was an American engineer. He was chief engineer of the Allegheny County Public Works Department.
A number of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Works include:
- Armstrong Tunnel, between Forbes and Second Aves. at S. Tenth St. Pittsburgh, PA (Covell, Vernon R.), NRHP-listed
- Liberty Bridge, over the Monongahela River Pittsburgh, PA (Covell, V. R.), NRHP-listed
- McKees Rocks Bridge, LR 76, Spur 2, over Ohio River at Bellevue Bellevue, PA (Covell, V. R.), NRHP-listed
- Rachel Carson Bridge, Allegheny River at Ninth St. Pittsburgh, PA (Covell, Vernon R.), NRHP-listed
- Andy Warhol Bridge, Allegheny River at Seventh St. Pittsburgh, PA (Covell, Vernon R.), NRHP-listed
- Roberto Clemente Bridge, Allegheny River at Sixth St. Pittsburgh, PA (Covell, Vernon R.), NRHP-listed
- South Tenth Street Bridge, Monongahela River at S. Tenth St. Pittsburgh, PA (Covell, Vernon R.), NRHP-listed
- George Westinghouse Bridge, over the Turtle Creek Valley (Covell, Vernon R.)[1]
His leadership and relative contribution vis-a-vis others in one design project is discussed in a HAER document.[2]
He was author of "The Bridge-Raising Program on the Allegheny River in Allegheny County," an article in the Proceedings of the Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania 41 (1925): 83, and author of "Erecting a Self-Anchored Suspension Bridge—Seventh Street Bridge at Pittsburgh," in the Engineering News-Record 97 (1926): 502.[2]
Notes and References
- Book: Barker. Richard M.. Puckett. Jay A.. 2013. Design of Highway Bridges: An LRFD Approach. John Wiley & Sons. 9781118330104.
- http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pnp/habshaer/pa/pa3800/pa3845/data/pa3845data.pdf pa3845
