Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel continuous [4] 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: 479.8 m = 1574.2 ft
Main Spans: 10 at 52.1 m = 170.9 ft
Approach Spans: 0
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 14.6 m = 47.9 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 17.5 m = 57.4 ft for a 14.6 m = 47.9 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Briar Creek [08480]: Columbia County [037], Pennsylvania [42]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 3
BERWICK-NESCOPECK RVER BR
Condition
Deck: Good [7]
Superstructure: Good [7]
Substructure: Good [7]
Loading
Design: MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Operating: 42.6 metric ton = 46.9 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 25.4 metric ton = 27.9 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Appraisal
Structural: Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
Deck Geometry: Superior to present desirable criteria [9]
Road Alignment: Better than present minimum criteria [7]
Waterway: Superior to present desirable criteria [9] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. [5]
Inspections
Date: May 2020 [0520] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed:
Bridge Detour: 4.8 km = 3.0 mi
Traffic
ADT: 10898 (2019) and Trucks: 7%
Future ADT: 14174 (In 2032
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