COURTESY RELEASE: Warhol, McCullough Bridges to Close During Weekend

Published on May 01, 2026

PITTSBURGH – The Department of Public Works announced today that it has granted permits to P3R to close the Andy Warhol (Seventh Street) Bridge and David McCullough (16th Street) Bridge in Pittsburgh during parts of this weekend.

The Andy Warhol Bridge will close from 6:30 am to 1 pm on Saturday, May 2 for the UPMC Health Plan/UPMC Sports Medicine Pittsburgh 5K, U.S. Steel Champions Mile, and the Chick-fil-A Pittsburgh Kids Marathon.

The David McCullough Bridge will close from 6 am to 10 am on Sunday, May 3 for the DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon, UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh Half Marathon, and FedEx Pittsburgh Marathon Relay.

In addition to the two county-owned bridges, the races will require several other road and bridge closures in Pittsburgh. To learn more, visit https://www.thepittsburghmarathon.com/pages/getting-around-town.

Public Works is not involved with the event, and is providing this information as a public service announcement only. For more information about the event, visit https://www.thepittsburghmarathon.com/ or contact P3R at 412-586-7785 or info@p3r.org.

Please note that Public Works has also permitted the Pittsburgh Pirates to close the Roberto Clemente (Sixth Street) Bridge on Saturday, May 2 and Sunday, May 3. The Rachel Carson (Ninth Street) Bridge will remain open throughout the weekend.

Media inquiries may be directed to Brent Wasko, Public Information Officer for the Department of Public Works, at brent.wasko@alleghenycounty.us or by phone at 412-350-2451 (office) or 412-577-6175 (cell).