Tuesday, March 04, 2025, 8:35AM |  41°
MENU
Advertisement
An aerial view of the Three Sisters, from left: the Rachel Carson, Andy Warhol and Roberto Clemente bridges span the Allegheny River and connect Downtown and the North Side.
1
MORE

Warhol Bridge scheduled to re-open on Saturday

Darrell Sapp/Post-Gazette

Warhol Bridge scheduled to re-open on Saturday

The Andy Warhol Bridge, closed since August 2016, will reopen Saturday.

The bridge, the middle of the "Three Sisters" bridges that span the Allegheny River and connect Downtown and the North Side, was closed for a $26 million rehabilitation project to replace the deck and make several other structural and cosmetic repairs.

The sidewalk on the side closest to the Point will remain closed through March 2018, according to the county, for utility work.

Advertisement

The bridge is scheduled to reopen at 5 p.m. Saturday following Friday's Light Up Night.

The reopened bridge will have a new traffic pattern -- instead of the previous four lanes, there will now be three with wider shoulders.

The Warhol Bridge, formerly known as the Seventh Street Bridge, is the first of the three, nearly identical Aztec Gold suspension bridges to undergo rehabilitation.

The Rachel Carson Bridge (formerly the Ninth Street Bridge) is scheduled to close in the summer through the winter of 2019. The Roberto Clemente Bridge (Sixth Street) is scheduled for work in the summer of 2020 with completion in the winter of 2021.

Advertisement

The Warhol Bridge opened in 1926. Work performed during its rehabilitation included a new deck; repainting; repairs to structural steel; new lightning; protection of the bridge piers; and replacement of expansion dams and drainage systems.

First Published: November 16, 2017, 8:43 p.m.

RELATED
SHOW COMMENTS (0)  
Join the Conversation
Commenting policy | How to Report Abuse
If you would like your comment to be considered for a published letter to the editor, please send it to letters@post-gazette.com. Letters must be under 250 words and may be edited for length and clarity.
Partners
Advertisement
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System in Oakland on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025.
1
news
Pittsburgh-area VA employees fired, critical cuts remain pending
Ohio State wide receiver Emeka Egbuka (2) catches a touchdown pass as Oregon defensive back Brandon Johnson (3) defends during the first half in the quarterfinals of the Rose Bowl College Football Playoff, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
2
sports
Steelers had their eyes on these wide receivers at NFL combine
Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs is hit as he throws by Cameron Heyward of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first half during the game at Heinz Field on September 16, 2018, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
3
sports
Brian Batko's Steelers chat transcript: 03.03.25
Pittsburgh Penguins' Rickard Rakell (67) celebrates after scoring with Sidney Crosby (87) during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Columbus Blue Jackets in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.
4
sports
Jason Mackey: It’s hard to see how the Penguins would be better off by trading Rickard Rakell
President Donald Trump stands before British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrives at the White House, Feb. 27, 2025, in Washington.
5
opinion
Adriana E. Ramírez: Progressives should admit that Donald Trump might do something right
An aerial view of the Three Sisters, from left: the Rachel Carson, Andy Warhol and Roberto Clemente bridges span the Allegheny River and connect Downtown and the North Side.  (Darrell Sapp/Post-Gazette)
Darrell Sapp/Post-Gazette
Advertisement
LATEST local
Advertisement
TOP
Email a Story