Structure 897 · Allegheny County, PA

Neville Island Brg over Csx Rr Ns Rr Ohio River

Carries Neville Island Brg over Csx Rr Ns Rr Ohio River, Neville Island Bridge.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
4,544 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

4,544 ft end to end: about 13 football fields. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 through arch.

Built1976rebuilt 2010
Length4544.0 ft1,385 m
Daily traffic56,299counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyAllegheny
LocationNeville Island Bridge
CarriesNeville Island Brg
CrossesCsx Rr Ns Rr Ohio River
Coordinates40.50647, -80.13712

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignArch - Thru
Total Length4544.0 ft (1,385 m)
Max Span750.0 ft (228.6 m)
Deck Width81.0 ft (24.7 m)
Deck Area34209.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1976 (reconstructed 2010)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic56,299 (2024)
Truck Traffic23%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000000897

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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