A scheme to replace the 122-year-old bridge in lieu of restoring and adapting it to meet modern rail traffic demands would only maintain the structure's original stone piers.
The winner in the fourth cycle of the Chicago-based awards program triumphed over finalist projects located in Houston, Medellín, Vancouver, and beyond.
The two planned museums will join Centre Pompidou x Jersey City as the newest satellite locations for the Paris-based modern and contemporary art powerhouse.
A partner of James Stirling for two decades, the British architect later took on major commissions with his eponymous practice based in London and Stuttgart.