The C.L. Schmitt Bridge (commonly known as the New Kensington Bridge or the Ninth Street Bridge) is a
truss bridge
A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements (typically straight) may be stressed from tension, compression, or ...
that carries vehicular traffic across the
Allegheny River
The Allegheny River ( ) is a long headwater stream of the Ohio River in western Pennsylvania and New York (state), New York. The Allegheny River runs from its headwaters just below the middle of Pennsylvania's northern border northwesterly into ...
between
New Kensington and
East Deer Township,
Pennsylvania in the
United States.
History
The bridge was constructed in 1927 to connect
Pennsylvania Route 56 (PA 56), which has its terminus on the New Kensington side of the bridge, and
PA 28, the major westbank artery. Today, PA 28 has become a freeway, and the former highway is known as Freeport Road. The bridge is named for former Democratic State Senator
C. L. Schmitt, who represented a suburban and rural district on the eastbank of the Allegheny and who is considered the father of consumer protection laws.
See also
*
List of crossings of the Allegheny River
External links
C.L. Schmitt Bridge at Pghbridges.com*
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Bridges over the Allegheny River
Bridges in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Bridges in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Road bridges in Pennsylvania
Steel bridges in the United States