BUFFENMEYER ROAD over NS RR MAINLINE

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Coordinates:
+40.31230, -79.45970
40°18'44" N, 79°27'35" W

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

Name:	BUFFENMEYER ROAD over NS RR MAINLINE
Structure number:	000000000036969
Old structure number:	647217069983170 `(from 1992 edition)`
Location:	1 MI N OF MT VIEW SCHOOL
Purpose:	Carries highway over railroad
Route classification:	Local (Rural) `[09]`
Length of largest span:	92.9 ft. `[28.3 m]`
Total length:	92.9 ft. `[28.3 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	18.0 ft. `[5.5 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	22.0 ft. `[6.7 m]`
Vertical clearance below bridge:	19.7 ft. `[6.0 m]`
Owner:	Railroad `[27]`
Year built:	1906
Year reconstructed:	1994
Historic significance:	Bridge is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[2]`
Design load:	M 13.5 / H 15 `[2]`
Main span material:	Steel `[3]`
Main span design:	Truss - Thru `[10]`
Deck type:	Wood or Timber `[8]`
Wearing surface:	Bituminous `[6]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Poor
Status:	Posted for load `[P]`
Average daily traffic:	200 `[as of 2005]`
Truck traffic:	1% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Serious `[3 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action `[3]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action `[3]`
Underclearances appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action `[3]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is `[5]`
Scour condition:	Bridge not over waterway. `[N]`
Sufficiency rating:	13.8
Recommended work:	Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. `[35]`
Estimated cost of work:	$186,000

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
October 2017	Poor	Satisfactory	Serious	Satisfactory	200	13.8
October 2015	Poor	Satisfactory	Poor	Satisfactory	200	15.9
October 2013	Poor	Satisfactory	Poor	Satisfactory	200	15.9
October 2011	Poor	Satisfactory	Poor	Satisfactory	200	22.7
October 2010	Poor	Satisfactory	Poor	Satisfactory	200	22.7
October 2009	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Satisfactory	200	38.2
October 2008	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Satisfactory	200	38.2
October 2007	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Satisfactory	200	38.2
October 2005	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Satisfactory	200	41.0
October 2003	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Satisfactory	200	42.0
October 2001	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Good	200	45.8
October 1999	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Good	50	55.0
October 1997	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Good	50	53.0
December 1994	Good	Very Good	Good	Good	50	49.0