Memorial Bridge (Connellsville)
| Memorial Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Carries |
 US 119 |
| Crosses | Youghiogheny River |
| Locale | Connellsville, Pennsylvania |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | girder bridge |
| Total length | 805 ft |
| Width | 49 ft |
| History | |
| Opened | 1952 |
The Memorial Bridge is a structure that crosses the Youghiogheny River, connecting the eastern and western shores of Connellsville, Pennsylvania.
The bridge was constructed in 1952 as part of a new routing a U.S. Route 119 on a four-lane highway around the city center. In 1982, the structure was rehabilitated as part of a decade long widening of the route through Fayette County, that included the creation of a freeway bypass in Uniontown, 12 miles to the south. In 2009-10, the road was again reconstructed, this time to accommodate improved pedestrial pathways. The walkways were widened as part of a future plan to connect the Great Allegheny Passage, the Washington, D.C. to Pittsburgh trail that runs just past the western bridge approach, to an extension of the small Coal & Coke Trail, which currently runs from Mt. Pleasant to Scottdale, Pennsylvania.
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Coordinates: 40°01′18″N 79°35′49″W / 40.02155°N 79.59693°W