Carrie Furnace Connector Road – Alternate Design

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 

Project Manager: Raymond Henney, PE
Phone: 412.392.8788

Cost: $10,000,000

Completion Date: 2015

 

SAI was responsible for the final alternate design of a two-span steel structure with a pedestrian walkway over the CSX Railroad in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The physical features of this project include:

  • 376′ two-span steel composite multi-girder bridge over the CSX Railroad.
  • Bridge deck consists of three 12′ lanes, two 4′ shoulders, and a 10′ pedestrian walkway that comprise approximately 20,304 sq. ft. of deck area.

Other features of this project include:

  • Structure skew is 75 degrees with substructure units consisting of integral abutments and a wall pier on a pile supported footing.
  • Investigated alternate design to develop cost-saving measures including eliminating an entire girder line from the as-designed structure and reducing overall fabricated steel weight by approximately 270,000 lbs.  Also reduced the number of bearings and evaluated the as-designed substructure for the revised loading conditions.

Project Owner: Allegheny County Department of Public Works
Client: Joseph B. Fay Company
Contact:
Larry Dananay (Joseph B. Fay Company)
Phone: 412.475.1288