Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel [3] Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Approach Span(s): Other [00]
Deck: Concrete Cast-in-Place [1] with Wearing Surface: Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) [1]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 42.7 m = 140.1 ft
Main Spans: 1 at 41.1 m = 134.8 ft
Approach Spans: 0
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 7.9 m = 25.9 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 9 m = 29.5 ft for a 7.9 m = 25.9 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Independence [36776]: Beaver County [007], Pennsylvania [42]
Owned by County Highway Agency [02], DOT District: 11
004036 LINK'S BRIDGE
Condition
Deck: Good [7]
Superstructure: Good [7]
Substructure: Good [7]
Loading
Design: MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Operating: 75.3 metric ton = 82.8 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 58.1 metric ton = 63.9 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Appraisal
Structural: Better than present minimum criteria [7]
Deck Geometry: Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5]
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: July 1999 [799] 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: 117 (2019) and Trucks: 2%
Future ADT: 130 (In 2039
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