Structure 25969 · Mercer County, PA

SR 2019 Poole Road over Over SR 79 Nb/sb

Carries SR 2019 Poole Road over Over SR 79 Nb/sb, Lake Township.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT353 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

353 ft end to end, longest span 84 ft: about 5 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1965rebuilt 2016
Length353.0 ft107.6 m
Daily traffic327counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyMercer
LocationLake Township
CarriesSR 2019 Poole Road
CrossesOver SR 79 Nb/sb
Coordinates41.31279, -80.15873

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length353.0 ft (107.6 m)
Max Span84.0 ft (25.6 m)
Deck Width33.5 ft (10.2 m)
Deck Area1097.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1965 (reconstructed 2016)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic327 (2023)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000025969

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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