Structure 17040 · Fayette County, PA

SR 4038 over Washington Run

Carries SR 4038 over Washington Run, Perry Township.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT59 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

59 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1899rebuilt 2009
Length59.1 ft18 m
Daily traffic1,086counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
LocationPerry Township
CarriesSR 4038
CrossesWashington Run
Coordinates40.08680, -79.73431

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length59.1 ft (18 m)
Max Span57.1 ft (17.4 m)
Deck Width14.4 ft (4.4 m)
Deck Area79.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1899 (reconstructed 2009)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,086 (2024)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000017040

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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