Structure 952 · Allegheny County, PA

Mon City Bridge over SR 837 Csx N&s Mon Riv

Carries Mon City Bridge over SR 837 Csx N&s Mon Riv, Mon City Bridge.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,610 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

1,610 ft end to end, longest span 520 ft: about 4.5 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198838 years old
Length1609.9 ft490.7 m
Daily traffic5,348counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyAllegheny
LocationMon City Bridge
CarriesMon City Bridge
CrossesSR 837 Csx N&s Mon Riv
Coordinates40.19697, -79.91786

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1609.9 ft (490.7 m)
Max Span520.0 ft (158.5 m)
Deck Width45.6 ft (13.9 m)
Deck Area6820.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1988

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,348 (2023)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000000952

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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