Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel [3] Truss - Thru [10]
Approach Span(s): Other [00]
Deck: Wood or Timber [8] with Wearing Surface: Wood or Timber [7]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 14.6 m = 47.9 ft
Main Spans: 1 at 13.7 m = 44.9 ft
Approach Spans: 0
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 4 m = 13.1 ft (1 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 4.3 m = 14.1 ft for a 4 m = 13.1 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Summit [75232]: Somerset County [111], Pennsylvania [42]
Owned by County Highway Agency [02], DOT District: 9
2 MI.W.OF MEYERSDALE
Condition
Deck: Satisfactory [6]
Superstructure: Poor [4]
Substructure: Fair [5]
Loading
Design: M 9 / H 10 [1]
Operating: 10 metric ton = 11.0 tons (Allowable Stress(AS) [2])
Inventory: 7.3 metric ton = 8.0 tons (Allowable Stress(AS) [2])
Appraisal
Structural:
Deck Geometry: Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5]
Road Alignment: Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is [4]
Waterway: Equal to present minimum criteria [6] and Bridge is scour critical; bridge foundations determined to be unstable. [3]
Inspections
Date: April 1999 [499] 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: 0.6 km = 0.4 mi
Traffic
ADT: 25 (2020) and Trucks: 0%
Future ADT: 32 (In 2040
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