Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel [3] Girder and floorbeam system [03]
Approach Span(s): Other [00]
Deck: Wood or Timber [8] with Wearing Surface:
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 16.5 m = 54.1 ft
Main Spans: 1 at 16.2 m = 53.2 ft
Approach Spans: 0
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 2.9 m = 9.5 ft (1 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 3 m = 9.8 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
Butler [10480]: Luzerne County [079], Pennsylvania [42]
Owned by County Highway Agency [02], DOT District: 4
WEST OF HONEY HOLE/309
Condition
Deck: Good [7]
Superstructure: Poor [4]
Substructure: Poor [4]
Loading
Design:
Operating: 20.9 metric ton = 23.0 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 12.7 metric ton = 14.0 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Appraisal
Structural: Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is [4]
Deck Geometry: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement [2]
Road Alignment: Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
Waterway: Equal to present desirable criteria [8] and Bridge is scour critical; bridge foundations determined to be unstable. [3]
Inspections
Date: October 2018 [1018] 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: 0.3 km = 0.2 mi
Traffic
ADT: 280 (2012) and Trucks: 1%
Future ADT: 350 (In 2032
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