- Jerome Street Bridge
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Jerome Street Bridge Carries George Lysle Boulevard Crosses Youghiogheny River Locale McKeesport, Pennsylvania Engineering design George S. Richardson Design Arch bridge Total length 762 feet Clearance below 39 ft Opened 1937
Jerome Street BridgeThe location of the Jerome Street Bridge in Allegheny County, PennsylvaniaCoordinates: 40°21′01″N 79°52′13″W / 40.350326°N 79.870354°W MPS: Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR NRHP Reference#: 88000818[1] Added to NRHP: June 22, 1988 The Jerome Street Bridge, is an arch bridge across the Youghiogheny River connecting the east and west banks of the Pittsburgh industrial suburb of McKeesport, Pennsylvania. It was engineered by George S. Richardson.[2] Originally, an 1880s truss bridge stood on the site. This structure mainly served streetcar traffic and was inadequate for automobiles. A Great Depression-era public works bond was provided to fund the creation of a new auto-centric four lane highway bridge.
Despite the structure's name, it does not carry or connect with Jerome Street. Instead, this small road was demolished as part of the bridge's construction. After the city named the street approaching the bridge after incumbent Republican Mayor George Lysle, they proposed that the Youghiogheny crossing receive the same moniker. However, the Franklin Roosevelt administration contended that public works dollars could not be used to memorialize living officeholders. As a result, the Jerome Street designation was chosen, and it remains in place today, although it is sometimes referred to as the Lysle Boulevard Bridge.[2]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009. Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. http://www.phlf.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/Historic-Plaques-2010b.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
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