Structure 36137 · Westmoreland County, PA

SR 0156 over Kiskiminetas River

Carries SR 0156 over Kiskiminetas River, Avonmore Bridge.

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
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT571 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

571 ft end to end, longest span 218 ft: about 1.6 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 through truss.

Built1937rebuilt 1985
Length570.9 ft174 m
Daily traffic643counted 2024
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyWestmoreland
LocationAvonmore Bridge
CarriesSR 0156
CrossesKiskiminetas River
Coordinates40.53328, -79.46551

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length570.9 ft (174 m)
Max Span217.8 ft (66.4 m)
Deck Width27.2 ft (8.3 m)
Deck Area1444.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1937 (reconstructed 1985)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic643 (2024)
Truck Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000036137

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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