Structure 45326 · Allegheny County, PA

BLVD Al.ramp over 1st AVE 2nd AVE Local

Carries BLVD Al.ramp over 1st AVE 2nd AVE Local, Blvd.of Alies To Lib. Br.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT432 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

432 ft end to end, longest span 242 ft: about 6 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a deck truss.

Built1928rebuilt 2017
Length432.1 ft131.7 m
Daily traffic1,370counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyAllegheny
LocationBlvd.of Alies To Lib. Br
CarriesBLVD Al.ramp
Crosses1st AVE 2nd AVE Local
Coordinates40.42917, -79.99917

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Deck
Total Length432.1 ft (131.7 m)
Max Span242.1 ft (73.8 m)
Deck Width29.2 ft (8.9 m)
Deck Area1172.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1928 (reconstructed 2017)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,370 (2024)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000045326

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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