Structure 40788 · Allegheny County, PA

Hot Metal Street over Csx Railroad Tunnel

Carries Hot Metal Street over Csx Railroad Tunnel, 147 Hot Metal ST Bridge.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT73 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

73 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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 box-beam bridge.

Built200026 years old
Length73.2 ft22.3 m
Daily traffic17,500counted 2006
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyAllegheny
Location147 Hot Metal ST Bridge
CarriesHot Metal Street
CrossesCsx Railroad Tunnel
Coordinates40.42704, -79.96277

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length73.2 ft (22.3 m)
Max Span69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Width68.9 ft (21 m)
Deck Area468.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2000

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,500 (2006)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000040788

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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