Carries 6 lanes of I-79 Opened 1976 Longest span 221 m Bridge type Tied-arch bridge | Address Pittsburgh, PA 15225, USA Clearance below 21 m Location Glenfield Body of water Ohio River | |
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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 Design Steel bowstring arch bridge Similar Ohio River, Ohio Connecting Railroad, McKees Rocks Bridge, Sewickley Bridge, Tied‑arch bridge | ||
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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.
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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.
Improvements
During 2010 PennDot completed a $20.8 million improvement of I-76, Neville Island Bridge as well as other intersections.
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