Structure 31911 · Somerset County, PA

North Street over Flaugherty Creek

Carries North Street over Flaugherty Creek, Meyersdale Borough.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating1/9 · Imminent Failure
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT97 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 1/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

97 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.

Built1900rebuilt 1975
Length97.1 ft29.6 m
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountySomerset
LocationMeyersdale Borough
CarriesNorth Street
CrossesFlaugherty Creek
Coordinates39.81446, -79.03191

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length97.1 ft (29.6 m)
Max Span96.1 ft (29.3 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area145.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1900 (reconstructed 1975)

Traffic

Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000031911

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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