Opening in 1976, after five years of construction, the Neville Island Bridge was the last link to finish on the 180 mile long I-79.

The engineers, affiliated with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDot), developed the bridge with a 125' arch.

[3] During 2010 PennDot completed a $20.8 million improvement of I-79, Neville Island Bridge as well as other intersections.

PennDOT contracted The Trumbull Corporation to complete the repairs at a cost of $43 million USD.

The project includes long-term closure of the entrance ramp to I-79 from Grand Avenue, detoured via Neville Island, the Coraopolis Bridge, Pennsylvania Route 51 South, and to Exit 64.