Historic Bridges
of the United States
West Carson Street Bridge
Allegheny County
,
Pennsylvania
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Overview
Pony truss bridge over Chartiers Creek on West Carson Street in Pittsburgh
Location
Pittsburgh
,
Allegheny County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1925 by the McClintic-Marshall Co.
Builder
-
McClintic-Marshall Co.
of Chicago, Illinois
Design
Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 140.1 ft.
Total length: 144.0 ft.
Deck width: 34.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.46000, -80.05833
(decimal degrees)
40°27'36" N, 80°03'30" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/579839/4479240
(zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Pittsburgh West
Inventory numbers
PA 02 7301 0000 3021
(Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 30323
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 08/2007)
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: 31.5
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2005)
5,022
Categories
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
(121)
Built 1925
(694)
Built during 1920s
(4,804)
Functionally obsolete
(5,798)
McClintic-Marshall Co.
(9)
Open
(22,290)
Owned by city
(2,010)
Pennsylvania
(1,716)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
(48)
Pony truss
(9,535)
Span length 125-175 feet
(2,047)
Total length 125-175 feet
(2,737)
Truss
(16,280)
Warren pony truss
(589)
Warren truss
(918)
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