Structure 920 · Allegheny County, PA

SR 79 NB over SR 0019

Carries SR 79 NB over SR 0019, I-79 NB Over SR 19.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT425 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

425 ft end to end, longest span 165 ft: about 6 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 girder bridge.

Built1976rebuilt 2009
Length424.9 ft129.5 m
Daily traffic34,286counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyAllegheny
LocationI-79 NB Over SR 19
CarriesSR 79 NB
CrossesSR 0019
Coordinates40.65867, -80.09139

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length424.9 ft (129.5 m)
Max Span165.0 ft (50.3 m)
Deck Width55.4 ft (16.9 m)
Deck Area2188.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1976 (reconstructed 2009)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic34,286 (2024)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000000920

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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