Jerome Street Bridge

Jerome Street Bridge
Carries George Lysle Boulevard
Crosses Youghiogheny River
Locale McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Characteristics
Design Arch bridge
Total length 762 feet
Clearance below 39 ft
History
Engineering design by George S. Richardson
Opened

1937

Jerome Street Bridge
Youghiogheny River near the Monongahela River
Youghiogheny River near the Monongahela River
The location of the Jerome Street Bridge in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°21′01″N 79°52′13″W / 40.350326°N 79.870354°W / 40.350326; -79.870354
MPS Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP Reference # 88000818[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 22, 1988
Designated PHLF 2004[2]

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.[3] 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.[3]

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  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
  3. 1 2 Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
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