Gilpin Township in Leechburg in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Hyde Park Foot Bridge

June 12, 2025

1. The Hyde Park Foot Bridge Marker

Inscription. Designed by the John A. Roebling’s Sons Co. of Trenton, NJ and constructed of wood on the piers of the Pennsylvania Railroad’s former East Leechburg Bridge in 1920. The original bridge washed away in the St. Patrick’s Day Flood of 1936. Rebuilt in 1937, it became unsafe by 1948. The original drawings were updated for steel construction by engineer Carl Jacobsen. Freeland Construction Co. of Pittsburgh constructed the present three span, 600-foot-long wire rope suspension bridge. Opened in September of 1950, it is officially known as Armstrong County Bridge No.13. Locally it is known as “The Walking Bridge” and it has connected the people of Leechburg and Hyde Park for over a century.

Erected 2025 by Leechburg Area Museum and Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1950.

Location. 40° 37.658′ N, 79° 35.892′ W. Marker is in Leechburg, Pennsylvania, in Armstrong County. It is in Gilpin Township. It is on Canal Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 480

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Canal St, Leechburg PA 15656, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pennsylvania Canal (a few steps from this marker); Leechburg High School Building (approx. ¼ mile away); David Leech (approx. ¼ mile away); Leechburg Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Leechburg Veterans Mural and Sitting Park (approx. half a mile away); Leechburg (approx. half a mile away); D. Leech & Company / Western Transportation Company (approx. half a mile away); Dr. H. W. Fraley Park (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leechburg.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2025. This page has been viewed 123 times since then and 33 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on June 19, 2025. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.