Structure 16569 · Fayette County, PA

SR 0040 over Southwest Pa Railroad

Carries SR 0040 over Southwest Pa Railroad, South Union Township.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT110 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

110 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 box-beam bridge.

Built199333 years old
Length109.9 ft33.5 m
Daily traffic5,253counted 2024
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 48 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
LocationSouth Union Township
CarriesSR 0040
CrossesSouthwest Pa Railroad
Coordinates39.87145, -79.71269

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length109.9 ft (33.5 m)
Max Span109.9 ft (33.5 m)
Deck Width44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Deck Area458.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1993

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,253 (2024)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000016569

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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