Donora Monessen Bridge

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Overview: Deck truss bridge over Monongahela River on PA 1077
Location: Washington County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1972
Design: Warren deck truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 608.0 ft.
Total length: 2,141.2 ft. (0.4 mi.)
Deck width: 75.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.16556, -79.86444 (decimal degrees)
40°09'56" N, 79°51'52" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/596697/4446750 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Donora
Inventory numbers: PA 62 1077 0020 0000 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 34863 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 42956 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2008): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 69.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 4,421

Posted August 16, 2009, by Greg Hall (cyclebay [at] aol [dot] com)

Crossed this bridge in late July 2009 and construction was underway. Perhaps this will improve the rating when complete.