Structure 1742 · Allegheny County, PA

Smithfield Street over Monongahela River Csx Rr

Carries Smithfield Street over Monongahela River Csx Rr, Smithfield Street Bridge.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,182 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

1,182 ft end to end, longest span 360 ft: about 3.3 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.

Built1883rebuilt 2024
Length1182.1 ft360.3 m
Daily traffic7,417counted 2024
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyAllegheny
LocationSmithfield Street Bridge
CarriesSmithfield Street
CrossesMonongahela River Csx Rr
Coordinates40.43475, -80.00213

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length1182.1 ft (360.3 m)
Max Span359.9 ft (109.7 m)
Deck Width46.3 ft (14.1 m)
Deck Area5080.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1883 (reconstructed 2024)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,417 (2024)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number000000000001742

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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