Structure 17145 · Fayette County, PA

Lovers Leap Road over Georges Creek

Carries Lovers Leap Road over Georges Creek, Nichol-springhill Border.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 1 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating1/9 · Imminent Failure
Superstructuresets the rating1/9 · Imminent Failure
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT90 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 1/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 1/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

90 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 through truss.

Built1918108 years old
Length89.9 ft27.4 m
Daily traffic25counted 2006
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
LocationNichol-springhill Border
CarriesLovers Leap Road
CrossesGeorges Creek
Coordinates39.78184, -79.85235

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Max Span83.0 ft (25.3 m)
Deck Width15.1 ft (4.6 m)
Deck Area126.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1918

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic25 (2006)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000017145

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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