Bridge Name: | C.L. Schmitt Bridge |
Also Known As: | New Kensington Bridge |
Carries: | 2 lanes of traffic |
Crosses: | Allegheny River |
Locale: | New Kensington and East Deer Township |
Design: | Truss bridge |
Material: | steel |
Spans: | 3 |
Pierswater: | 2 |
Mainspan: | 350feet |
Length: | 460.2m (1,509.8feet) |
Below: | 49.8feet |
Open: | 1927 |
The C.L. Schmitt Bridge (commonly known as the New Kensington Bridge or the Ninth Street Bridge) is a truss bridge that carries vehicular traffic across the Allegheny River between New Kensington and East Deer Township, Pennsylvania in the United States.
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.