Structure 36053 · Westmoreland County, PA

SR 0070 over Csxt R/r Twp RD Yough

Carries SR 0070 over Csxt R/r Twp RD Yough, Smithton Hi-level Bridge.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,355 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

1,355 ft end to end, longest span 288 ft: about 3.8 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 deck truss.

Built1956rebuilt 2002
Length1355.0 ft413 m
Daily traffic30,883counted 2024
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyWestmoreland
LocationSmithton Hi-level Bridge
CarriesSR 0070
CrossesCsxt R/r Twp RD Yough
Coordinates40.16229, -79.75811

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignTruss - Deck
Total Length1355.0 ft (413 m)
Max Span288.1 ft (87.8 m)
Deck Width68.9 ft (21 m)
Deck Area8,673 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1956 (reconstructed 2002)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic30,883 (2024)
Truck Traffic34%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000036053

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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