Structure 3517 · Beaver County, PA

Beaver Valley Expy over Bunker Hill Road

Carries Beaver Valley Expy over Bunker Hill Road, 1.5 Mi N Of SR 3016.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT152 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

152 ft end to end, longest span 50 ft: about 2 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck 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.

Built196957 years old
Length151.9 ft46.3 m
Daily traffic15,435counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBeaver
Location1.5 Mi N Of SR 3016
CarriesBeaver Valley Expy
CrossesBunker Hill Road
Coordinates40.61189, -80.31888

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length151.9 ft (46.3 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area601.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1969

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,435 (2024)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000003517

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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