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: 138.1 m = 453.1 ft
Main Spans: 4 at 38.4 m = 126.0 ft
Approach Spans: 0
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 9.2 m = 30.2 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 12 m = 39.4 ft for a 9.1 m = 29.9 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Mount Carmel [51496]: Northumberland County [097], Pennsylvania [42]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 3
BOROUGH OF MT CARMEL
Condition
Deck: Satisfactory [6]
Superstructure: Good [7]
Substructure: Very Good [8]
Loading
Design: HL93 [A]
Operating: 78.9 metric ton = 86.8 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 41.7 metric ton = 45.9 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Appraisal
Structural: Better than present minimum criteria [7]
Deck Geometry: Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is [4]
Road Alignment: Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Waterway: Superior to present desirable criteria [9] and Bridge foundations (including piles) on dry land well above flood water elevations. [9]
Inspections
Date: June 1999 [699] and Frequency: 48
Future Work
Work Needed:
Bridge Detour: 2.4 km = 1.5 mi
Traffic
ADT: 6557 (2020) and Trucks: 2%
Future ADT: 14239 (In 2032
)