Photos
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3/4 View From Southeast Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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3/4 View Of Main Span From Southeast Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Elevation Of Main Span From South Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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East Approach Spans From South Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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3/4 View From Northeast Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View Along Deck, Looking West Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View From Western Main Pier, Looking West Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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West End Of Arch, Showing Stone Faced Pier Tops Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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3/4 View From Below, Showing East Main Pier Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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3/4 View Of East Main Pier Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Elevation Of East Main Pier, From East Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Typical Pier Supporting East Approach Arches Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View To West Along Walkway Beside Arch Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Walkway And Plaque Details At East Main Pier Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Plaque On East Main Pier Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Western Approach Spans Cutting Through Residential Neighborhood Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Small Arch Spans Over Railroad Tracks At Far West End Of Causeway Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
Facts
- Overview
- Steel through arch bridge over Ohio River on Chartiers Avenue in Pittsburgh
- Location
- Bellevue, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1931; rehabilitated 1987
- Builders
- - Dravo Engineering Works (Substructure)
- Fort Pitt Bridge Works (Superstructure)
- Design
- Steel through arch
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 750.0 ft.
Total length: 3,754.1 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.1 ft.
- Recognition
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 14, 1988
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.47680, -80.04820 (decimal degrees)
40°28'36" N, 80°02'54" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/580677/4481114 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Pittsburgh West
- Inventory numbers
- PA 02 3104 0030 0000 (Pennsylvania bridge number)
NRHP 88002168 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 30270 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 10/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 43.8 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
- 22,185
Sources
- HAER PA-445 - McKee's Rocks Bridge, Spanning Ohio River at Chartiers Avenue (State Route 3014), McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, PA
- James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
Comments
The McKees Rocks Bridge is located over the Ohio River between Ohio River Blvd (Route65),the City of Pittsburgh and over the Bottoms Section and RR tracks connecting to Island Ave.(Route51)McKees Rocks. Said to be the longest bridge in Weatern Pennsylvania.
This bridge resembles the Hell Gate Bridge in New York City. I wonder if the designer of this arch took cues from Gustav Lindenthal. As an avid fan of bridges like most people who enjoy this website I look extra close at the bridges. I check this site as frequently as I check my email. Mr Baughn, you are the bridgelovers' friend!