Structure 1475 · Allegheny County, PA

New Kensington Brg over SR 9109 N&s Pine Allriv

Carries New Kensington Brg over SR 9109 N&s Pine Allriv, New Kensington Bridge.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,528 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

1,528 ft end to end, longest span 370 ft: about 4.2 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 through truss.

Built1927rebuilt 1989
Length1527.9 ft465.7 m
Daily traffic20,333counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyAllegheny
LocationNew Kensington Bridge
CarriesNew Kensington Brg
CrossesSR 9109 N&s Pine Allriv
Coordinates40.56361, -79.77425

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length1527.9 ft (465.7 m)
Max Span370.1 ft (112.8 m)
Deck Width38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Deck Area5402.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1927 (reconstructed 1989)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20,333 (2024)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000001475

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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