Structure 24431 · Luzerne County, PA

Blytheburn Road over Little Wapwallopen Creek

Carries Blytheburn Road over Little Wapwallopen Creek, 1 Mile SE Of SR 2042.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT31 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

31 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1920rebuilt 2019
Length30.8 ft9.4 m
Daily traffic1,065counted 2012
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyLuzerne
Location1 Mile SE Of SR 2042
CarriesBlytheburn Road
CrossesLittle Wapwallopen Creek
Coordinates41.13437, -75.96405

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Max Span28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Width25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Area74.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1920 (reconstructed 2019)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,065 (2012)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000024431

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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