Structure 3429 · Beaver County, PA

Frankfort Road over Raccoon Creek

Carries Frankfort Road over Raccoon Creek, Potter Twp.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT229 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 4/9 · sets the rating

229 ft end to end: about 3 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 through truss.

Built1932rebuilt 1977
Length229.0 ft69.8 m
Daily traffic6,162counted 2024
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBeaver
LocationPotter Twp
CarriesFrankfort Road
CrossesRaccoon Creek
Coordinates40.65378, -80.35054

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length229.0 ft (69.8 m)
Max Span185.0 ft (56.4 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area893.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1932 (reconstructed 1977)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,162 (2024)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000003429

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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