Structure 42057 · Allegheny County, PA

East Main Street over Chartiers Creek

Carries East Main Street over Chartiers Creek, 1/4 Mile SW Carnegie.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT138 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9Superstructure 4/9Substructure 4/9

138 ft end to end, longest span 71 ft. Lengths and the semi-truck 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built1934rebuilt 2002
Length138.1 ft42.1 m
Daily traffic1,200counted 2019
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyAllegheny
Location1/4 Mile SW Carnegie
CarriesEast Main Street
CrossesChartiers Creek
Coordinates40.40677, -80.08806

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length138.1 ft (42.1 m)
Max Span70.9 ft (21.6 m)
Deck Width54.8 ft (16.7 m)
Deck Area703.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1934 (reconstructed 2002)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,200 (2019)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000042057

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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