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FORBES AVENUE over 9 MILE RUN & FERN HOLLOW

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

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Coordinates:
+40.43957, -79.89967
40°26'22" N, 79°53'59" W

Facts

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.

Name:	FORBES AVENUE over 9 MILE RUN & FERN HOLLOW
Structure number:	000000000002410
Old structure number:	027301000030330 `(from 1992 edition)`
Location:	301033 NEAR S BRADDOCK AV
Purpose:	Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over waterway
Route classification:	Other Principal Arterial (Urban) `[14]`
Length of largest span:	166.0 ft. `[50.6 m]`
Total length:	446.9 ft. `[136.2 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	49.9 ft. `[15.2 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	64.0 ft. `[19.5 m]`
Owner:	City or Municipal Highway Agency `[04]`
Year built:	1970
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[5]`
Design load:	MS 18 / HS 20 `[5]`
Number of main spans:	3
Main spans material:	Steel continuous `[4]`
Main spans design:	Frame `[07]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Bituminous `[6]`

Latest Available Inspection: September 2015

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Poor
Status:	Posted for load `[P]`
Average daily traffic:	14,500 `[as of 2005]`
Truck traffic:	7% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Fair `[5 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Poor `[4 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is `[4]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action `[3]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Superior to present desirable criteria `[9]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Better than present minimum criteria `[7]`
Channel protection:	There are no noticeable or noteworthy deficiencies which affect the condition of the channel. `[9]`
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations (including piles) on dry land well above flood water elevations. `[9]`
Operating rating:	32.9 tons `[29.9 metric tons]`
Inventory rating:	18.9 tons `[17.2 metric tons]`
Sufficiency rating:	18.7
Recommended work:	Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. `[35]`
Estimated cost of work:	$2,000

Previous Inspections

Date	Suff. Rating	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	SD/FO	ADT
September 2015	18.7	Poor	Fair	Poor	Satisfactory	SD	14500
September 2013	18.7	Poor	Fair	Poor	Satisfactory	SD	14500
September 2011	44.8	Poor	Fair	Poor	Satisfactory	SD	14500
September 2009	59.9	Fair	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	FO	14500
March 2009	59.9	Fair	Fair	Fair	Good	FO	14500
September 2007	59.9	Fair	Fair	Fair	Good	FO	14500
September 2005	60.9	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Good	FO	14500
September 2003	60.9	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Good	FO	14500
November 2001	60.9	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Good	FO	14500
November 1999	61.7	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Good	FO	14500
November 1997	61.7	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Good	FO	14500
December 1995	48.1	Poor	Fair	Poor	Good	SD	14500
November 1993	64.1	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Good	-	14500
October 1991	66.2	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Good	-	14200

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Disclaimer: All data is taken from the National Bridge Inventory and has not been verified.
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