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Somerfield Dam Bridge

Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and Somerset County, Pennsylvania

Photos 

Bridgemapper.com photo

Photo taken by Todd Wilson in 2003

BH Photo #405555

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost deck truss bridge over Youghiogheny River on US 40
Location
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1946; replaced 2005
Design
Warren deck truss
Dimensions
Total length: 1,672.0 ft.
Deck width: 31.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.75408, -79.39781   (decimal degrees)
39°45'15" N, 79°23'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/637255/4401690 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Ohiopyle
Average daily traffic (as of 2017)
3,105
Inventory numbers
PA 26 0040 0740 0000 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 43180 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 30927 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2018)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 93.2 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Bridgemapper.com (1,325)
Built 1946 (215)
Built during 1940s (4,301)
Deck truss (2,082)
Fayette County, Pennsylvania (90)
Lost (32,320)
Lost 2005 (462)
Lost during 2000s (4,480)
Navigable waterway (2,256)
Owned by state (16,805)
 Pennsylvania (7,023)
Replaced by new bridge (22,026)
Somerset County, Pennsylvania (131)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (2,063)
Truss (38,717)
US 40 (145)
Warren deck truss (696)
Warren truss (7,223)
Youghiogheny River (27)

Update Log 

  • October 8, 2019: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch

Sources 

  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com
  • Todd Wilson

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