Condition assessment of short-line railroad bridges in Pennsylvania.

Details

• Creators:
  Laman, Jeffrey A. ; Guyer, Robert C.
• Corporate Creators:
  Thomas D. Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  Pennsylvania. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Planning and Research
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Railroad bridges
  • Short line railroads
  • Condition surveys
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-PA-2010-003-PSU 022 ; PTI 2010-06
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Pennsylvania
• Corporate Publisher:
  Pennsylvania. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Planning and Research
• Abstract:
  Current levels of available resources to maintain and preserve the Pennsylvania short-line railroad (SLRR) bridge infrastructure require that important priority decisions be made on an annual basis. The primary objective of this study was to establish a reliable database of Pennsylvania SLRR bridges and to develop a risk-based bridge prioritization algorithm. A bridge survey of Pennsylvania SLRR owners and operators was conducted to develop a bridge database that would be as complete and accurate as possible given the available time and resources. The proposed algorithm provides a tool for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to use in making more effective maintenance and preservation resource allocation decisions for these structures.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  510602, PSU 022
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/17946/dot_17946_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 7.51 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:398cbd191eb26aa20187cce8556fb08c5ff2dd2212734b04b0aea8a838e4ffb0