Structure 33621 · Union County, PA

Hassenplug Br. over Buffalo Creek

Carries Hassenplug Br. over Buffalo Creek, N 4th Street Mifflinburg.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT68 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

68 ft end to end, longest span 33 ft. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1900rebuilt 2022
Length67.9 ft20.7 m
Daily traffic300counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyUnion
LocationN 4th Street Mifflinburg
CarriesHassenplug Br.
CrossesBuffalo Creek
Coordinates40.92362, -77.04974

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length67.9 ft (20.7 m)
Max Span33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Width15.4 ft (4.7 m)
Deck Area97.3 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1900 (reconstructed 2022)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic300 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000033621

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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