Original sentence: That American Bridge Company, the builder and steel supplier for these three bridges, was headquartered nearby, as was the Foundation Company which had the pier/abutment masonry contract.The design’s deck-stiffening girder provided compressive support while lowering visual barriers between Pittsburgh and the historically distinct North side (formerly Allegheny City), annexed in 1907 in a contentious fight
Edited sentence: It may or may not be a coincidence that American Bridge Company the builder and steel supplier for these three bridges, was headquartered nearby, as was the Foundation Company which had the pier/abutment masonry contract.Like New York City residents, Pittsburghers are quite enamored of suspension bridges in general and some of the country's earliest and finest examples can be found in the southwestern Pennsylvania area.The design’s deck- stiffening girder provided compressive support while lowering visual barriers between Pittsburgh and the historically distinct North side (formerly Allegheny City), annexed in 1907 in a contentious fight