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FRENCH CREEK ROAD over FRENCH CREEK (Route: 481)
Num:10703x
Posted for load [P]
Built: 1928, Reconstructed: N/A [0000]
Historic: Bridge is not eligible for the NRHP. [5]

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Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 Kilometers)

Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel [3] Girder and floorbeam system [03]
Approach Span(s): Other [00]
Deck: Open Grating [3] with Wearing Surface:
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 31.7 m = 104.0 ft
Main Spans: 2 at 15.8 m = 51.8 ft
Approach Spans: 0
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 5.1 m = 16.7 ft (1 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 6.1 m = 20.0 ft for a 5.2 m = 17.1 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
East Vincent [22000]: Chester County [029], Pennsylvania [42]
Owned by County Highway Agency [02], DOT District: 6
1 Mi S of PA 23 3251-D6
Condition
Deck: Satisfactory [6]
Superstructure: Fair [5]
Substructure: Fair [5]
Loading
Design:
Operating: 30.8 metric ton = 33.9 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 18.1 metric ton = 19.9 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Appraisal
Structural: Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5]
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 assessed or calculated scour conditions; field review indicates action is required. [4]
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: 321 (2019) and Trucks: 7%
Future ADT: 392 (In 2039 )

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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