Structure 22406 · Lawrence County, PA

Ben Franklin Hw over Willow Brook

Carries Ben Franklin Hw over Willow Brook, 300nw Of Int.w/sr 0422.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT35 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

35 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built195076 years old
Length35.1 ft10.7 m
Daily traffic7,438counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyLawrence
Location300nw Of Int.w/sr 0422
CarriesBen Franklin Hw
CrossesWillow Brook
Coordinates40.97884, -80.30172

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Max Span32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Width71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Deck Area234.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1950

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,438 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000022406

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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