▁▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁And ika ▁County <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁George ▁C . ▁Pl att ▁Memorial ▁Bridge ▁is ▁a ▁through ▁tr uss ▁bridge ▁that ▁car ries ▁PA ▁ 2 9 1 ▁( P en rose ▁Avenue ) ▁over ▁the ▁Sch u yl kill ▁River ▁in ▁South west ▁Philadelphia , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁It ▁was ▁opened ▁to ▁traffic ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁replacing ▁a ▁swing ▁bridge ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁which ▁carried ▁Pen rose ▁Fer ry ▁Road ▁across ▁the ▁river . ▁Origin ally ▁called ▁the ▁Pen rose ▁Avenue ▁Bridge , ▁it ▁was ▁renamed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁to ▁honor ▁Civil ▁War ▁hero ▁George ▁C raw ford ▁Pl att ▁( 1 8 4 2 – 1 9 1 2 ). ▁Today , ▁the ▁Pl att ▁Bridge ▁is ▁a ▁key ▁ar ter ial ▁route ▁which ▁car ries ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 5 6 , 0 0 0 ▁vehicles ▁daily . ▁ ▁Lane ▁Div ider ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁W FI L - AM ▁editor ial ▁broadcast ▁on ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁the ▁bridge ▁had ▁over ▁ 3 0 ▁head ▁on ▁coll isions ▁between ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁a ▁" med ial ▁bar rier ." ▁The ▁editor ial ▁goes ▁on ▁to ▁say ▁that ▁the ▁State ▁Highway ▁Department ▁announced ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁that ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁steel ▁rail ▁med ial ▁bar rier ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁begin ▁shortly