Structure 2420 · Allegheny County, PA

Lincoln Av over Washington BLVD (rt 8)

Carries Lincoln Av over Washington BLVD (rt 8), 048 Lincoln AVE Bridge.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
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 FT300 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

300 ft end to end, longest span 130 ft: about 4 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 arch.

Built1905rebuilt 1979
Length299.9 ft91.4 m
Daily traffic7,850counted 2021
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyAllegheny
Location048 Lincoln AVE Bridge
CarriesLincoln Av
CrossesWashington BLVD (rt 8)
Coordinates40.46275, -79.90549

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length299.9 ft (91.4 m)
Max Span129.9 ft (39.6 m)
Deck Width48.9 ft (14.9 m)
Deck Area1361.9 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1905 (reconstructed 1979)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,850 (2021)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000002420

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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