Neville Island Bridge

Neville Island Bridge
Coordinates 40°30′48″N 80°08′05″W / 40.5133°N 80.1347°W / 40.5133; -80.1347Coordinates: 40°30′48″N 80°08′05″W / 40.5133°N 80.1347°W / 40.5133; -80.1347
Carries 6 lanes of I-79
Crosses Ohio River and Neville Island, Pennsylvania
Locale Between Glenfield, Pennsylvania, Neville Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and Robinson Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Official name Pittsburgh Naval & Shipbuilders Memorial Bridge 1941–1945
Characteristics
Design Steel bowstring arch bridge
Longest span 725 feet
Clearance below 68 feet
History
Opened 1976

The Neville Island Bridge is a tied arch bridge which carries Interstate 79 and the Yellow Belt across the Ohio River and over Neville Island, west of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1]

Construction

Opening in 1976, after five years of construction, the Neville Island Bridge was the last link to finish on the 180 mile long I-79. It is also the second longest single spanning bridge in Allegheny County. The engineers who built it were the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDot), making it with a 125' arch.[2]

Improvements

During 2010 PennDot completed a $20.8 million improvement of I-79, Neville Island Bridge as well as other intersections.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "unknown". pghbridges.com. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "I-79, Neville Island Bridge". www.americanbridge.net. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  3. ↑ Schmitz, Jon (18 August 2009). "Neville Island Bridge project to bring closures, restrictions". www.post-gazette.com. Retrieved 11 November 2012.


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