Detours Arriving For Thousands Due To Key Pittsburgh Bridge Closure

PITTSBURGH, PA — Two weeks of closures begin Sunday on the Glenwood Bridge, a key link between the city and its southern suburbs. That means detours for the nearly 20,000 motorists who use the span daily.

The southbound-outbound lanes will close Sunday at 6 p.m. and will reopen Oct. 18 at 6 p.m. The northbound-inbound lanes will close Oct. 20 at 6 p.m. and will reopen Oct. 25 at 6 p.m.

The closures are required for crews to safely do concrete repairs as part of the ongoing $4.4 million Glenwood Bridge preservation project.

During the southbound closure, regular vehicle outbound traffic will be detoured using Irvine Street, Second Avenue, the Hotel Metal Bridge, Hot Metal Street, East Carson Street (Route 837), and Route 885. Northbound traffic will be allowed on the bridge using one lane.

During the northbound closure, regular vehicle inbound traffic will be detoured using East Carson Street (Route 837), Hot Metal Street, the Hot Metal Street Bridge. Southbound traffic will be allowed on the Glenwood Bridge using one lane.

To accommodate the closures, Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) announced that its 56-Lincoln Place bus route will be detoured. During the southbound closure, buses will be detoured using West Seventh Avenue (Route 837), West Eighth Avenue (Route 837), the Homestead Grays Bridge, Browns Hill Road, Imogene Road, Desdemona Avenue, and Johnston Avenue.

During the northbound closure, buses will detour by going in the opposite direction on the same route as the southbound detour.

Since the bridge preservation project began in March, the span as been reduced to two lanes – one in each direction. That traffic restriction will return following the upcoming full closures.