Structure 36308 · Westmoreland County, PA

SR 0981 over Welty Run

Carries SR 0981 over Welty Run, Mount Pleasant Township.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT53 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

53 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.

Built198541 years old
Length53.1 ft16.2 m
Daily traffic2,308counted 2024
Last inspectedJuly 2021every 48 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyWestmoreland
LocationMount Pleasant Township
CarriesSR 0981
CrossesWelty Run
Coordinates40.21171, -79.48512

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length53.1 ft (16.2 m)
Max Span51.8 ft (15.8 m)
Deck Width47.6 ft (14.5 m)
Deck Area234.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1985

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,308 (2024)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000036308

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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