[6] The bridge also spans the Junction Hollow Trail and P&W Subdivision railroad tracks which run along the bottom of the valley.

On February 1, 2023, the bridge was closed for emergency repairs, with officials announcing a three-year closure for rehabilitation shortly thereafter.

When the unionized ironworkers went on strike for higher wages, the American Bridge Company replaced them with non-union strikebreakers and hired Pinkerton detectives to guard the work site.

[29] In addition to the new bridge, the project also included a partial cloverleaf interchange to speed up traffic through Schenley Park.

[30] Eventually, a $2.3 million rehabilitation project was undertaken in 1987–88, during which the concrete deck was replaced, and the steel superstructure was repaired and painted.

A city feasibility study concluded that the best course of action was to rehabilitate, rather than replace, the historic bridge, with work planned to start in 2025.

[8] On February 1, 2023, city officials announced that the bridge would immediately close to vehicular traffic after a new structural analysis determined it was unsafe.

The bridge was initially expected to remain closed for at least four months for emergency repairs costing $1–2 million, but officials announced a three-year closure for large-scale rehabilitation in March 2023.

The project will cost about $50 million and includes replacement of the deck and steel supports, rehabilitation of the truss, piers, abutments, railings, and pylons, and new paint.