Structure 1030 · Allegheny County, PA

I-279 NB over Various City Streets

Carries I-279 NB over Various City Streets, Fort Duquesne Bridge.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,234 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

2,234 ft end to end, longest span 117 ft: about 6.2 football fields. 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1986rebuilt 2018
Length2233.9 ft680.9 m
Daily traffic10,891counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyAllegheny
LocationFort Duquesne Bridge
CarriesI-279 NB
CrossesVarious City Streets
Coordinates40.46667, -80.01667

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length2233.9 ft (680.9 m)
Max Span117.1 ft (35.7 m)
Deck Width43.6 ft (13.3 m)
Deck Area9056.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1986 (reconstructed 2018)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,891 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge12

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000001030

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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