Structure 8733 · Cambria County, PA

Barr Avenue over West Br.susquehanna Riv.

Carries Barr Avenue over West Br.susquehanna Riv., Barr Av N Cambria Boro.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT83 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

83 ft end to end. Lengths and the car on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a box-beam bridge.

Built1961rebuilt 2010
Length83.0 ft25.3 m
Daily traffic500counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyCambria
LocationBarr Av N Cambria Boro
CarriesBarr Avenue
CrossesWest Br.susquehanna Riv.
Coordinates40.65771, -78.78472

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length83.0 ft (25.3 m)
Max Span82.0 ft (25 m)
Deck Width37.1 ft (11.3 m)
Deck Area285.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1961 (reconstructed 2010)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic500 (2023)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000008733

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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