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
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.48333, -80.05833 (decimal degrees)
40°28'60" N, 80°03'30" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/579811/4481830 (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
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!