Homestead High Level Bridge

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Main span

Photo taken by James Baughn in July 2009

BH Photo #143655

Overview: Wichert deck truss bridge over Monongahela River in Pittsburgh
Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1936; rehabilitated 1979 and 2006
Design: Wichert truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 534.1 ft.
Total length: 3,109.1 ft. (0.6 mi.)
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.41078, -79.91868 (decimal degrees)
40°24'39" N, 79°55'07" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/591746/4473913 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Pittsburgh East
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 35,235
Inventory numbers: PA 02 7301 3047 2392 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 02503 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 30256 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of September 2016): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 61.3 (out of 100)
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