PROVIDENCE ROAD over DARBY CREEK

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Facts 

Name:	PROVIDENCE ROAD over DARBY CREEK
Structure number:	232010006027040
Location:	UPPER DARBY LINE 35K03
Purpose:	Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over waterway
Route classification:	Minor Arterial (Urban) [16]
Length of largest span:	69.9 ft. [21.3 m]
Total length:	71.9 ft. [21.9 m]
Roadway width between curbs:	24.0 ft. [7.3 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:	35.4 ft. [10.8 m]
Owner:	State Highway Agency [01]
Year built:	1923
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Design load:	M 13.5 / H 15 [2]
Main span material:	Concrete [1]
Main span design:	Arch - Deck [11]
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]
Wearing surface:	Bituminous [6]

2010 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	15,418 [as of 2010]
Truck traffic:	2% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Poor [4 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Poor [4 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Poor [4 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Bank and embankment protection is severely undermined. River control devices have severe damage. Large deposits of debris are in the channel. [4]
Scour condition:	Bridge is scour critical; bridge foundations determined to be unstable. [3]
Operating rating:	50.9 tons [46.3 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	29.9 tons [27.2 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Structurally deficient [1]
Sufficiency rating:	41.4
Recommended work:	Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Estimated cost of work:	$1,000

2000 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	18,241 [as of 2000]
Truck traffic:	5% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Fair [5 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Fair [5 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Fair [5 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Bank protection is being eroded. River control devices and/or embankment have major damage. Trees and rush restrict the channel. [5]
Scour condition:	Scour calculation/evaluation has not been made. [6]
Inventory rating:	35.6 tons [32.4 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:	62.0
Recommended work:	Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]
Estimated cost of work:	$198,000

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