Senator Robert D. Fleming Bridge

Photos

Approach spans of the bridge

Photo taken by Jason Smith in August 2010

BH Photo #183934

Overview: Deck truss bridge over the Allegheny River on PA 8 (62nd Street) in Pittsburgh
Location: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1960; part of approach span destroyed by fire in 1981-replaced later and reopened in 1983; rehabilitated in 1986
Design: Cantilevered Warren deck truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 400.0 ft.
Total length: 2,106.1 ft. (0.4 mi.)
Deck width: 49.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 18.9 ft.
Also called: 62nd Street Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.48972, -79.93750 (decimal degrees)
40°29'23" N, 79°56'15" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/590044/4482656 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Pittsburgh East
Average daily traffic (as of 2018): 13,269
Inventory numbers: PA 02 0008 0180 0048 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 00488 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 30213 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2018): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 27.3 (out of 100)
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October 29, 2010: Updated by Jason Smith: Added the history of the bridge; changed the name of the bridge