Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Aluminum: Wrought Iron or Cast Iron [9] Truss - Thru [10]
Approach Span(s): Other [00]
Deck: Open Grating [3] with Wearing Surface:
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 40.8 m = 133.9 ft
Main Spans: 1 at 40.2 m = 131.9 ft
Approach Spans: 0
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 4.5 m = 14.8 ft (1 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 4.9 m = 16.1 ft for a 6.1 m = 20.0 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 4.27 m = 14.0 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Upper Allen [78736]: Cumberland County [041], Pennsylvania [42]
Owned by County Highway Agency [02], DOT District: 8
YORK#249/.5S BOWMANSDALE
Condition
Deck: Satisfactory [6]
Superstructure: Poor [4]
Substructure: Fair [5]
Loading
Design: MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Operating: 27.2 metric ton = 29.9 tons (Allowable Stress(AS) [2])
Inventory: 18.1 metric ton = 19.9 tons (Allowable Stress(AS) [2])
Appraisal
Structural: Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is [4]
Deck Geometry: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement [2]
Road Alignment: Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is [4]
Waterway: Equal to present desirable criteria [8] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Inspections
Date: October 1999 [1099] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed: Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Bridge Detour: 0.5 km = 0.3 mi
Traffic
ADT: 145 (2019) and Trucks: 1%
Future ADT: 193 (In 2039
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