Structure 16472 · Erie County, PA

T-780 Bort Road over Csx

Carries T-780 Bort Road over Csx, 600 Ft South Of SR 20.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT148 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

148 ft end to end, longest span 74 ft: about 2 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 girder bridge.

Built1920106 years old
Length148.0 ft45.1 m
Daily traffic234counted 2013
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyErie
Location600 Ft South Of SR 20
CarriesT-780 Bort Road
CrossesCsx
Coordinates42.22903, -79.78755

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length148.0 ft (45.1 m)
Max Span74.1 ft (22.6 m)
Deck Width19.4 ft (5.9 m)
Deck Area266.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1920

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic234 (2013)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000016472

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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