Structure 20957 · Lackawanna County, PA

Pa Tpk (i-476) over Us6&11 Sr0407 Cp Rr

Carries Pa Tpk (i-476) over Us6&11 Sr0407 Cp Rr, Clarks Summit Borough.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,627 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

1,627 ft end to end, longest span 170 ft: about 4.5 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.

Built1955rebuilt 2015
Length1627.0 ft495.9 m
Daily traffic6,895counted 2001
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyLackawanna
LocationClarks Summit Borough
CarriesPa Tpk (i-476)
CrossesUs6&11 Sr0407 Cp Rr
Coordinates41.48333, -75.69167

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length1627.0 ft (495.9 m)
Max Span169.9 ft (51.8 m)
Deck Width61.0 ft (18.6 m)
Deck Area9223.7 sq m
Main Spans10
Year Built1955 (reconstructed 2015)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,895 (2001)
Truck Traffic19%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge7

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000020957

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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