Structure 26186 · Mercer County, PA

Black Run over Black Run Branch

Carries Black Run over Black Run Branch, 1000-ft Of West RT 258.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT63 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

63 ft end to end. Lengths and the car on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a box-beam bridge.

Built197254 years old
Length63.0 ft19.2 m
Daily traffic134counted 2019
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyMercer
Location1000-ft Of West RT 258
CarriesBlack Run
CrossesBlack Run Branch
Coordinates41.12648, -80.13342

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length63.0 ft (19.2 m)
Max Span61.0 ft (18.6 m)
Deck Width34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Area199.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1972

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic134 (2019)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000026186

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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