New Sewickley Bridge

Photo

Bridgemapper.com photo

Photo taken by Todd Wilson in 1998

BH Photo #405307

Overview: Modern continuous through truss bridge over Ohio River on River Street
Location: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1981, replacing a 1911 bridge
Builders: - American Bridge Co. of New York
- Richardson, Gordon, & Associates of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Design: Continuous Warren through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 750.0 ft.
Total length: 1,852.1 ft.
Deck width: 32.2 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 19.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.53111, -80.19000 (decimal degrees)
40°31'52" N, 80°11'24" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/568603/4487023 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Ambridge
Average daily traffic (as of 2016): 17,567
Inventory numbers: PA 02 4025 0010 0097 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 01966 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 42930 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2017): 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: 65.7 (out of 100)
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May 3, 2018: Updated by Luke: Added builders
July 5, 2009: Updated by Ian Anderson: Actually a continuous truss, as with most modern PennDOT truss bridges
July 1, 2009: Added by James Baughn