He was appointed Commissioner of the newly formed State Highway Department in 1911 (served 1911-15) by PA Gov. John K. Tener and grew the roads managed from 7,000 to 13,000 miles at a time when the automobile was a novelty, but quickly replacing the horse and carriage as the regular mode of transportation. PennDOT claims more than 41,000 miles today (Sep. 2013). Grant Boulevard was posthumously re-named Bigelow Boulevard in his memory in 1916.
Please learn more at the following websites:
http://www.pittsburghparks.org/history-3
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Manning_Bigelow
http://www.wqed.org/education/pghist/units/folks/oakland_tour.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Moretti#In_Pittsburgh
He was appointed Commissioner of the newly formed State Highway Department in 1911 (served 1911-15) by PA Gov. John K. Tener and grew the roads managed from 7,000 to 13,000 miles at a time when the automobile was a novelty, but quickly replacing the horse and carriage as the regular mode of transportation. PennDOT claims more than 41,000 miles today (Sep. 2013). Grant Boulevard was posthumously re-named Bigelow Boulevard in his memory in 1916.
Please learn more at the following websites:
http://www.pittsburghparks.org/history-3
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Manning_Bigelow
http://www.wqed.org/education/pghist/units/folks/oakland_tour.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Moretti#In_Pittsburgh
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