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: Bituminous [6]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 8.8 m = 28.9 ft
Main Spans: 1 at 8.2 m = 26.9 ft
Approach Spans: 0
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 5.3 m = 17.4 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 6.2 m = 20.3 ft for a 4.9 m = 16.1 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Lower Towamensing [45128]: Carbon County [025], Pennsylvania [42]
Owned by Town or Township Highway Agency [03], DOT District: 5
LITTLE GAP
Condition
Deck: Satisfactory [6]
Superstructure: Fair [5]
Substructure: Fair [5]
Loading
Design: M 9 / H 10 [1]
Operating: 20 metric ton = 22.0 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 11.8 metric ton = 13.0 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Appraisal
Structural: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action [3]
Deck Geometry: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement [2]
Road Alignment: Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5]
Waterway: Better than present minimum criteria [7] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. [5]
Inspections
Date: July 2020 [0720] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed: Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]
Bridge Detour: 0.3 km = 0.2 mi
Traffic
ADT: 750 (1990) and Trucks: 0%
Future ADT: 2500 (In 2030
)