Structure 15984 · Erie County, PA

SR 79 SB over Over West 21st Street

Carries SR 79 SB over Over West 21st Street, City Of Erie.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT138 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

138 ft end to end, longest span 70 ft. 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.

Built198244 years old
Length138.1 ft42.1 m
Daily traffic10,224counted 2024
Last inspectedSeptember 2021every 48 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyErie
LocationCity Of Erie
CarriesSR 79 SB
CrossesOver West 21st Street
Coordinates42.09914, -80.12209

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length138.1 ft (42.1 m)
Max Span69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Width55.4 ft (16.9 m)
Deck Area711.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1982

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,224 (2024)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000015984

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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