Trivia 12-11-19 Longest Bridge

[Trivia Master]

Question: Originally from Ireland, this private in the 6th US Cavalry performed an action at Fairfield, PA on July 3, 1863 for which he was ultimately awarded the Medal of Honor. In 1979, he received the additional distinction of having a bridge renamed in his honor. That bridge is now the longest bridge located entirely within the state of Pennsylvania.

What was his name?

Hint: Prior to being renamed for the Medal of Honor winner, the bridge was named for a Philadelphia avenue whose name is a combination of a writing instrument and a beautiful flower.

credit: @hoosier

 

[hughes]

George Crawford Platt

 

[stuart1861]

George Crawford Platt

 

[General Casey]

George Platt. The bridge that bears his name was originally the Penrose Avenue Bridge

 

[Stone in the wall]

George Crawford Platt

 

[kholland]

George C. Platt

 

[SWMODave]

George Crawford Platt

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[captaindrew]

George Crawford Platt

 

[DBF]

The name "George C. Platt" replaced the originally named "Penrose Bridge" in 1979 to honor Irish born Medal of Honor winner - George Crawford Platt (1842–1912)
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/10/which-bridges-are-the-longest-in-pennsylvania.html

 

[FarawayFriend]

His name was George Crawford Platt

George C. Platt - 6th United States Cavalry, Troop "H"

Lucier Family History, Genealogy and Civil War Ancestors.

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Here is the bridge (former Penrose Avenue Bridge), renamed after him:

 

[Kurt G]

George Crawford Platt

 

[ErnieMac]

The Penrose Bridge (Philadelphia PA) was renamed to honor George C. Platt.

 

[connecticut yankee]

GEORGE PLATT
(Good question---in researching the answer, I got to know more about bridges in Pennsylvania than I'd otherwise need to know.)

 

[Brenal]

George Crawford Platt .

 

[Michigander]

1. George C. Platt
Source

 

[Wallyfish]

George Crawford Platt.

Cool question. I was aware of him, but I didn't know about the bridge tie since I am a Western Pa guy.

Platt Source

 

[CWH1234]

George Crawford Platt

 

[streetwiseprof]

George Crawford Platt.

 

[WJC]

Question: Originally from Ireland, this private in the 6th US Cavalry performed an action at Fairfield, PA on July 3, 1863 for which he was ultimately awarded the Medal of Honor. In 1979, he received the additional distinction of having a bridge renamed in his honor. That bridge is now the longest bridge located entirely within the state of Pennsylvania.

What was his name?

Hint: Prior to being renamed for the Medal of Honor winner, the bridge was named for a Philadelphia avenue whose name is a combination of a writing instrument and a beautiful flower.

credit: @hoosier

George C. Platt (1842-1912).
<"George Crawford Platt", Find A Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7205659/george-crawford-platt>

 

[JOHN42768]

George Crawford Platt. This truss bridge is 8,780 feet long, according PennDOT, and carries state Route 291, also known as Penrose Avenue, over the Schuylkill River in southwest Philadelphia. It opened in 1951 and was named in honor of George Crawford Platt, who served as a private in the Union Army during the Civil War. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest award for bravery in combat, for protecting the American flag in hand-to-hand combat near Fairfield, Adams County, during the Battle of Gettysburg.