Jerome Street Bridge

Jerome Street Bridge
Coordinates	40°21′01″N 79°52′13″W / 40.3503°N 79.8704°W / 40.3503; -79.8704
Carries	George Lysle Boulevard
Crosses	Youghiogheny River
Locale	McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Characteristics
Design	Arch bridge
Total length	762 ft (232 m)
Clearance below	39 ft (12 m)
History
Engineering design by	George S. Richardson
Opened	1937
Jerome Street Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pittsburgh Landmark – PHLF
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Coordinates	40°21′01″N 79°52′13″W / 40.350326°N 79.870354°W / 40.350326; -79.870354
Engineer	George S. Richardson
MPS	Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No.	88000818[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 22, 1988
Designated PHLF	2004[2]
Location

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.

After the city renamed Jerome Street which approached 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]

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• Nat'l Bridge