Structure 40857 · Luzerne County, PA

Carey Street over Solomon Creek

Carries Carey Street over Solomon Creek, 500 Ft South Of Ashley ST.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 2 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating2/9 · Critical
Superstructure3/9 · Serious
Substructure4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT52 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 2/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 3/9Substructure 4/9

52 ft end to end, longest span 25 ft. 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1930rebuilt 1980
Length51.8 ft15.8 m
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyLuzerne
Location500 Ft South Of Ashley ST
CarriesCarey Street
CrossesSolomon Creek
Coordinates41.21651, -75.90454

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length51.8 ft (15.8 m)
Max Span24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Width36.4 ft (11.1 m)
Deck Area175.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1930 (reconstructed 1980)

Traffic

Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000040857

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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