Structure 1943 · Allegheny County, PA

Union Av over I-279 Nb&sb

Carries Union Av over I-279 Nb&sb, Union Ave. Over I-279.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT418 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

418 ft end to end, longest span 252 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198739 years old
Length418.0 ft127.4 m
Daily traffic8,867counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyAllegheny
LocationUnion Ave. Over I-279
CarriesUnion Av
CrossesI-279 Nb&sb
Coordinates40.51636, -80.05346

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length418.0 ft (127.4 m)
Max Span252.0 ft (76.8 m)
Deck Width61.4 ft (18.7 m)
Deck Area2382.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1987

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,867 (2024)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge12

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000001943

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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