The South Negley Avenue Bridge is scheduled for a comprehensive rehabilitation which is currently in the Preliminary Engineering phase of the project.

The bridge was originally built in 1925 as a partnership between the City of Pittsburgh and the Pennsylvania Railroad to span over the Mainline. Today the City's Department of Mobility and Infrastructure (DOMI) is coordinating with Norfolk Southern Railroad and PennDOT to advance this necessary project.

For more information about the City of Pittsburgh's Bridges and DOMI's other major bridge projects in the works, check the Capital Bridge Project HUB.

Because the bridge is a contributing element to the historic railroad corridor, the engineering effort started with a Historic Bridge Rehabilitation Analysis (HBRA) to determine the feasibility to rehabilitate the current bridge while still meeting the goals of improved safety and access. The analysis report concluded the bridge should be rehabilitated and with these findings, our teams have established a baseline of requirements for the rehabilitated structure and anticipate progressing through preliminary engineering activities.

Rehabilitating a busy, urban bridge over a railroad and transit expressway requires several years of design and engineering to ensure construction is safe, minimally disruptive, and the bridge continues to serve the community for another 100 years.

As preliminary engineering progresses, our teams will continue to provide updates on this page. Be sure to hit the "follow" button above to receive updates!