Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel [3] Truss - Thru [10]
Approach Span(s): Concrete [1] Tee beam [04]
Deck: Concrete Cast-in-Place [1] with Wearing Surface: Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) [1]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 65.2 m = 213.9 ft
Main Spans: 1 at 43.9 m = 144.0 ft
Approach Spans: 2
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 7 m = 23.0 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 7.7 m = 25.3 ft for a 7 m = 23.0 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 4.06 m = 13.3 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Meshoppen [48856]: Wyoming County [131], Pennsylvania [42]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 4
MESHOPPEN BO 181' N TR 6
Condition
Deck: Satisfactory [6]
Superstructure: Poor [4]
Substructure: Fair [5]
Loading
Design: MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Operating: 54.4 metric ton = 59.8 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 32.7 metric ton = 36.0 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: Better than present minimum criteria [7]
Waterway: Equal to present desirable criteria [8] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. [5]
Inspections
Date: September 1999 [999] 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: 0.2 km = 0.1 mi
Traffic
ADT: 1716 (2021) and Trucks: 10%
Future ADT: 3094 (In 2032
)