McKee's Rocks Bridge, Spanning Ohio River at Chartiers Avenue (State Route 3014), McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, PA

Significance: The bridge is an outstanding example of a long-span metal through arch bridge constructed by Allegheny County as part of an intensive bridge-building campaign during the late 1920s and early 1930s. The bridge is also significant because of its designers and builders, notable the engineers and architects in the Allegheny County Department of Public Works' Bureau of Bridges.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N423

Survey number: HAER PA-445

Building/structure dates: 1929- 1931 Initial Construction

National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 88002168

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1931 - 1980

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