The Boston Bridge is a structure that crosses the Youghiogheny River between Versailles and Elizabeth Township, Pennsylvania. Its name is derived from the Massachusetts city only indirectly: the bridge is named for the Boston neighborhood of Elizabeth Township, which in turn was named for the New England city.
Boston Bridge | |
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 Boston Bridge in September 2014. | |
| Coordinates | 40°18′46″N 79°49′42″W / 40.3128°N 79.8283°W |
| Carries |  PA 48 |
| Crosses | Youghiogheny River |
| Locale | Versailles and Elizabeth Township, Pennsylvania |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | cantilever bridge |
| Total length | 1181 f |
| Width | 30 ft |
| History | |
| Opened | October 13, 1932[1] |
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The bridge, which opened on October 13, 1932, carries Pennsylvania Route 48 on two relatively narrow lanes. Many of its features were carefully preserved during a 1989 rehabilitation, down to its original pedestrian railings. Designed entirely for vehicular traffic, the structure changed the future of Elizabeth Township; the lack of streetcar tracks led to the abandonment of a line that served the then-rural community's small industrial settlements, while the newfound ease of access for motorists to the area's manufacturing regions opened up the township to suburbanization.
References edit
- ^ "New Boston Bridge Opened to Traffic". The Pittsburgh Press. October 14, 1932. p. 4. Retrieved November 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
External links edit
Media related to Boston Bridge at Wikimedia Commons- PGH Bridges
