Structure 20941 · Lackawanna County, PA

Pa Tpk (i-476) over SR 0502 Luzerne&susq.rr

Carries Pa Tpk (i-476) over SR 0502 Luzerne&susq.rr, Moosic Borough.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT671 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

671 ft end to end, longest span 189 ft: about 1.9 football fields. 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 girder bridge.

Built1956rebuilt 1994
Length670.9 ft204.5 m
Daily traffic6,575counted 2001
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyLackawanna
LocationMoosic Borough
CarriesPa Tpk (i-476)
CrossesSR 0502 Luzerne&susq.rr
Coordinates41.34833, -75.71000

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length670.9 ft (204.5 m)
Max Span189.0 ft (57.6 m)
Deck Width62.0 ft (18.9 m)
Deck Area3865.1 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1956 (reconstructed 1994)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,575 (2001)
Truck Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000020941

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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