• Corbet Street Widening - Tarentum PA
    A street improvement project was undertaken in downtown Tarentum as part of a New Deal project, sponsored by the Public Works Administration (PWA). According to the Pittsburgh Press the project involved "widening Corbet Street between Third and Fourth Avenues." PWA Docket No. PA 1252
  • Fifth Avenue Raising - McKeesport PA
    A substantial infrastructure development project was undertaken in downtown McKeesport as part of a New Deal project, sponsored by the Public Works Administration (PWA). According to the Pittsburgh Press the project involved: "Raising and paving of Fifth Avenue and adjacent streets and alleys, approximately 3380 feet long, grant of $388,350, total estimated cost $863,000. The project provides also for elevating a number of houses to conform to the new street grade line." The eventual total cost was listed as $849,659, and the project also involved sewer construction. PWA Docket No. PA 1504
  • Jerome Street Bridge - McKeesport PA
    "The Jerome Street Bridge replaces two narrow steel bridges erected in 1890 and crosses the Youghiogheny River to McKeesport. It was completed in August 1939 at a construction cost of $575,033 and a project cost of $783,124." (Short and Brown) "The Jerome Street Bridge, is an arch bridge across the Youghiogheny River connecting the east and west banks of the Pittsburgh industrial suburb of McKeesport, Pennsylvania. It was engineered by George S. Richardson. Originally, an 1880s truss bridge stood on the site. This structure mainly served streetcar traffic and was inadequate for automobiles. A Great Depression-era public works bond was provided to...
  • Road Improvements - McKeesport PA
    Among a set of 26 WPA projects approved for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in Sept. 1935 was the "construction of gutters and drains; grading road in Skyline boulevard, Renziehausen park" in McKeesport. The Federal government allocated $13,080 for the project and local sponsors contributed $2,115.