Structure 31377 · Somerset County, PA

SR 2047 over Flaugherty Creek

Carries SR 2047 over Flaugherty Creek, Meyersdale 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 overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT50 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

50 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 deck arch.

Built1914rebuilt 2018
Length49.9 ft15.2 m
Daily traffic4,706counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountySomerset
LocationMeyersdale Borough
CarriesSR 2047
CrossesFlaugherty Creek
Coordinates39.81214, -79.02630

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Area231.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1914 (reconstructed 2018)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,706 (2024)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number000000000031377

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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