Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel [3] Truss - Thru [10]
Approach Span(s): Other [00]
Deck: Open Grating [3] with Wearing Surface:
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 210.6 m = 691.0 ft
Main Spans: 4 at 52.4 m = 171.9 ft
Approach Spans: 0
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 7 m = 23.0 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 9.9 m = 32.5 ft for a 7 m = 23.0 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 4.42 m = 14.5 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Howe [36000]: Perry County [099], Pennsylvania [42]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 8
EAST OF NEWPORT BORO
Condition
Deck: Fair [5]
Superstructure: Fair [5]
Substructure: Fair [5]
Loading
Design: M 18 / H 20 [4]
Operating: 42.6 metric ton = 46.9 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 25.4 metric ton = 27.9 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: Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Waterway: Superior to present desirable criteria [9] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Inspections
Date: April 1999 [499] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed: Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]
Bridge Detour: 1.9 km = 1.2 mi
Traffic
ADT: 10055 (2019) and Trucks: 7%
Future ADT: 12772 (In 2032
)