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
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pittsburgh Landmark — PHLF
The location of the Jerome Street Bridge in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Coordinates
MPS	Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP Reference #	88000818
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 22, 1988
Designated PHLF	2004

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. 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.

References

• PGH Bridges
• Nat'l Bridge