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Driver's view

The following three pics were taken from the car enroute to Point Dusquene.

Photo taken by Jason Smith in August 2010

Overview: Steel through arch bridge over Ohio River on US 19 in Pittsburgh
Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1930; rehabilitated 1991
Design: Steel through arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 779.9 ft.
Total length: 1,221.2 ft.
Deck width: 40.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.6 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.44639, -80.02722 (decimal degrees)
40°26'47" N, 80°01'38" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/582493/4477758 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Pittsburgh West
Inventory numbers: PA 02 0019 0280 0126 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 00535 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 30324 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2009): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 57.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009): 14,571