Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Prestressed concrete continuous [6] 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: 96.9 m = 317.9 ft
Main Spans: 2 at 47.9 m = 157.2 ft
Approach Spans: 0
Skew: 26
Width, Roadway: 15.2 m = 49.9 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 20 m = 65.6 ft for a 15.2 m = 49.9 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Allentown [02000]: Lehigh County [077], Pennsylvania [42]
Owned by City or Municipal Highway Agency [04], DOT District: 5
SE OF MLK JR. DRIVE
Condition
Deck: Very Good [8]
Superstructure: Very Good [8]
Substructure: Good [7]
Loading
Design: HL93 [A]
Operating: 61.2 metric ton = 67.3 tons (Unknown [F])
Inventory: 38.2 metric ton = 42.0 tons (Unknown [F])
Appraisal
Structural: Better than present minimum criteria [7]
Deck Geometry: Superior to present desirable criteria [9]
Road Alignment: Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Waterway: Superior to present desirable criteria [9] and Countermeasures have been installed to mitigate an existing problem with scour. [7]
Inspections
Date: December 1999 [1299] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed:
Bridge Detour: 0.3 km = 0.2 mi
Traffic
ADT: 20000 (2013) and Trucks: 20%
Future ADT: 21000 (In 2023
)