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Public Law 75–292

To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of certain bridges across the Monongahela, Allegheny, and Youghiogheny Rivers in the county of Allegheny, Pennsylvania.

Approved June 2, 1937

Statutory text

AN ACT

To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of certain bridges across the Monongahela, Allegheny, and Youghiogheny Rivers in the county of Allegheny, Pennsylvania.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

That the times for

Allegheny County, Pa., bridge construction.

Time extended, designated projects.

Monongahela River, Pittsburgh to Homestead.

commencing and completing the construction of certain bridges, to wit:

(a)

Across the Monongahela River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, from Pittsburgh to Homestead, Pennsylvania, near to, and to replace, existing Brown’s Bridge;

(b)

Across the Allegheny River, at a point suitable to the

Allegheny River, Pittsburgh to O’Hara Township.

interests of navigation, from Pittsburgh to O’Hara Township, Pennsylvania, near dam numbered 2, to replace the existing Highland Park Bridge;

(c)

Across the Monongahela River, at a point suitable to the

Monongahela River, at Pittsburgh.

interests of navigation, in the city or Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, between the Smithfield Street and Point Bridges;

(d)

Across the Monongahela River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, from the Glenwood to the Hays sections of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to replace existing Glenwood Bridge;

(e)

Across the Monongahela River, at a point suitable to the

Dravosburg to McKeesport.

interests of navigation, from Dravosburg to McKeesport, Pennsylvania, to replace existing Dravosburg Bridge;

(f)

Across the Youghiogheny River, at a point suitable to the

Youghiogheny River at McKeesport.

interests of navigation, in the city of McKeesport, to replace existing Fifth Avenue Bridge;

(g)

Across the Monongahela River, at a point suitable to the

Monongahela River, Boroughs of Rankin and Whitaker.

interests of navigation, from the Borough of Rankin to the Borough of Whitaker, Pennsylvania, to replace existing Rankin Bridge;

authorized to be built by Allegheny County Authority and the county of Allegheny, Pennsylvania, or either of them, by an Act of Congress approved June 4, 1934, amended and supplemented by Acts

48 Stat. 837; 49 Stat 669, 1197.

of Congress approved August 21, 1935, and April 10, 1936, are hereby extended one and three years, respectively, from June 4, 1937.

Sec. 2.

The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby

Amendment.

expressly reserved.

Approved, June 2, 1937.

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