Structure 42320 · Luzerne County, PA

East Lake Road over Bear Creek

Carries East Lake Road over Bear Creek, 1 Mi North Of SR 115.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT45 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

45 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 girder bridge.

Built1960rebuilt 2022
Length44.9 ft13.7 m
Daily traffic20counted 2016
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyLuzerne
Location1 Mi North Of SR 115
CarriesEast Lake Road
CrossesBear Creek
Coordinates41.19093, -75.75390

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Max Span43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Width11.5 ft (3.5 m)
Deck Area48.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1960 (reconstructed 2022)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20 (2016)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000042320

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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