Beware - Liberty Bridge is CLOSED this weekend for anyone trying to get to Rt. 51 South toward the funeral home in Brentwood.
Post Gazette Construction, Traffic, Bridge Closures
PITTSBURGH —
PennDOT District 11 is announcing the closure of the Liberty Bridge in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will occur Friday night, May 26 through Tuesday morning, May 30 weather permitting.
The Liberty Bridge will close to traffic in both directions from 8 p.m. Friday night continuously through 5 a.m. Tuesday morning. The bridge will be closed on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29. Crews will conduct deck reconstruction work, placing new bearing seats and stringer beams, and installing new strip seal dams.
The outbound Liberty Tunnel and PJ McArdle Roadway will remain open the entire weekend. A single lane will remain open in the inbound (northbound) Liberty Tunnel, with traffic only able to turn right onto PJ McArdle Roadway.
All Liberty Bridge traffic will be detoured during the closure.
Posted Detours
Inbound Liberty Bridge
Take Route 51 (Saw Mill Run Boulevard) northbound
Take the exit to I-376 West/US 19 South toward Carnegie/Airport/West End
Take Exit 69A toward US 19 South/Banksville Road
Keep left and loop back to I-376 eastbound toward Fort Pitt Tunnel
Follow eastbound I-376 through Fort Pitt Tunnel and across the Fort Pitt Bridge
For access to I-279 destinations follow I-279 signage, all other destinations take exit toward I-376 East/Monroeville
Take the left exit 71A to Grant Street
Turn left onto Grant Street
End detour
Outbound Liberty Bridge from Downtown Pittsburgh
Take Grant Street to I-376
Take the ramp to West I-376 toward Fort Pitt Bridge/Airport
Follow I-376 westbound across the Fort Pitt Bridge and through the Fort Pitt Tunnel
Take Exit 69A toward South 19 Banksville Road
Keep left and loop back to eastbound I-376
Take Exit 69B toward South Truck US 19/Route 51 Uniontown
Merge onto southbound Route 51 and follow back to the Liberty Tunnel
End detour
Outbound Liberty Bridge from Westbound Route 885 (Boulevard of the Allies)
From the Boulevard of the Allies take the ramp to North I-579 to I-279 Veterans Bridge Exit
Take the Convention Center/7th Avenue Exit
Turn right onto Grant Street
Turn left onto 11th Street
Continue straight onto the 10th Street Bypass
Take the I-376 West Fort Pitt Bridge/Airport Exit
Follow I-376 westbound across the Fort Pitt Bridge and through the Fort Pitt Tunnel
Take Exit 69A toward South 19 Banksville Road
Keep left and loop back to eastbound I-376
Take Exit 69B toward South Truck US 19/Route 51 Uniontown
Merge onto southbound Route 51 and follow back to the Liberty Tunnel
End detour
Outbound Liberty Bridge from Route 380 (Bigelow Boulevard)
From PA 380, take the Consol Center/6th Avenue Exit
Take the 6th Avenue Exit
Turn right onto Grant Street
Turn left onto 11th Street
Continue straight onto the 10th Street Bypass
Take the I-376 West Fort Pitt Bridge/Airport Exit
Follow I-376 westbound across the Fort Pitt Bridge and through the Fort Pitt Tunnel
Take Exit 69A toward South 19 Banksville Road
Keep left and loop back to eastbound I-376
Take Exit 69B toward South Truck US 19/Route 51 Uniontown
Merge onto southbound Route 51 and follow back to the Liberty Tunnel
End detour
Outbound Liberty Bridge from I-279 Parkway North
From southbound I-279, take the I-279 South Fort Pitt Bridge Exit
Take the South I-279/To I-376 Fort Pitt Bridge/Airport Exit
Take the West I-376 Fort Pitt Bridge Exit
Follow I-376 westbound across the Fort Pitt Bridge and through the Fort Pitt Tunnel
Take Exit 69A toward South 19 Banksville Road
Keep left and loop back to eastbound I-376
Take Exit 69B toward South Truck US 19/Route 51 Uniontown
Merge onto southbound Route 51 and follow back to the Liberty Tunnel
End detour
If the work is completed early, the bridge will be reopened.
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