Crosses Youghiogheny River Opened 1968 Bridge type Girder bridge | Design Girder bridge Location Liberty Body of water Youghiogheny River | |
Carries CSX Keystone Subdivision Locale Liberty, Pennsylvania and McKeesport, Pennsylvania Similar Ohiopyle Low Bridge, Smithton Low‑Level Bridge, Banning Railroad Bridge, Smithton High‑Level Bridge, Jerome Street Bridge | ||
The P&LE Liberty Boro Bridge is a girder bridge across the Youghiogheny River connecting the Pittsburgh industrial suburbs of Liberty and McKeesport, Pennsylvania. In 1968, the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad untook a major construction project in conjunction with the B&O Railroad to clear tracks from downtown McKeesport. These tracks caused traffic congestion and posed a safety hazard. As a result, both this bridge and the nearby P&LE McKeesport Bridge were created to direct rail traffic to the west bank of the river, which featured a less confusing street grid.
While its sister structure is a truss bridge that crosses the river parallel to a highway bridge, the Liberty Boro Bridge appears relatively utilitarian and crosses the river at a nearly diagonal angle. The structure currently serves the Pittsburgh-to-Cumberland, Maryland CSX Keystone Subdivision.