Structure 34709 · Washington County, PA

SR 0519 over Chartiers Creek

Carries SR 0519 over Chartiers Creek, Houston Borough.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT94 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

94 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.

Built199036 years old
Length94.2 ft28.7 m
Daily traffic11,859counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2021every 48 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyWashington
LocationHouston Borough
CarriesSR 0519
CrossesChartiers Creek
Coordinates40.24880, -80.20639

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length94.2 ft (28.7 m)
Max Span90.9 ft (27.7 m)
Deck Width37.4 ft (11.4 m)
Deck Area327.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1990

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,859 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000034709

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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