Jerome Street Bridge
Bridge in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, U.S. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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. The bridge is a rare steel crescent arch bridge.[3] A crescent arch is formed when the intrados and extrados (the ribs) of the arch are not parallel, but instead form two different curves beginning and ending together. The ribs form a truss at the top of the arch and join together in a solid rib at each end.[4] A crescent arch is a two-hinged arch, the ribs are further apart where the bending moment is greatest and close together at each hinge where it is minimized.[5]
Jerome Street Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 40°21′01″N 79°52′13″W |
Carries | George Lysle Boulevard |
Crosses | Youghiogheny River |
Locale | McKeesport, Pennsylvania |
Other name(s) | Lysle Boulevard Bridge |
Characteristics | |
Design | Arch bridge |
Total length | 762 ft (232 m) |
Clearance below | 39 ft (12 m) |
History | |
Engineering design by | George S. Richardson |
Opened | May 4, 1938 |
Jerome Street Bridge | |
Coordinates | 40.350326°N 79.870354°W / 40.350326; -79.870354 |
Built by | Morehouse, T.T.; Fort Pitt Bridge Works |
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] |
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