Structure 25633 · Mercer County, PA

SR 18 Sharon Road over Over Shenango River

Carries SR 18 Sharon Road over Over Shenango River, Clark Borough.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT427 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

427 ft end to end, longest span 168 ft: about 6 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1966rebuilt 2014
Length426.8 ft130.1 m
Daily traffic10,243counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2023every 41 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyMercer
LocationClark Borough
CarriesSR 18 Sharon Road
CrossesOver Shenango River
Coordinates41.28688, -80.42810

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length426.8 ft (130.1 m)
Max Span168.0 ft (51.2 m)
Deck Width60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Area2380.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1966 (reconstructed 2014)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,243 (2023)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 41 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000025633

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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