Structure 3157 · Armstrong County, PA

SR 1038 over Allegheny River

Carries SR 1038 over Allegheny River, Kittanning Citizens.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
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 FT949 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

949 ft end to end, longest span 406 ft: about 2.6 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.

Built1931rebuilt 2014
Length949.1 ft289.3 m
Daily traffic22,150counted 2024
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyArmstrong
LocationKittanning Citizens
CarriesSR 1038
CrossesAllegheny River
Coordinates40.81251, -79.52265

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length949.1 ft (289.3 m)
Max Span405.8 ft (123.7 m)
Deck Width48.9 ft (14.9 m)
Deck Area4310.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1931 (reconstructed 2014)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic22,150 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000003157

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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