Structure 31929 · Somerset County, PA

Lake Loop Road over Kooser Run

Carries Lake Loop Road over Kooser Run, 500 Ft SE Of SR 31.

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 FT26 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

26 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 slab bridge.

Built1933rebuilt 1970
Length25.9 ft7.9 m
Daily traffic140counted 2012
Last inspectedSeptember 2022every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountySomerset
Location500 Ft SE Of SR 31
CarriesLake Loop Road
CrossesKooser Run
Coordinates40.06030, -79.22800

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Max Span23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Width21.3 ft (6.5 m)
Deck Area51.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1933 (reconstructed 1970)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic140 (2012)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Park/Forest Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000031929

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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