Structure 12776 · Columbia County, PA

Hollingshead Co#40 over Catawissa Creek

Carries Hollingshead Co#40 over Catawissa Creek, 0.5 Mi E Of Catawissa.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT117 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

117 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 through truss.

Built1851rebuilt 1999
Length117.1 ft35.7 m
Daily traffic300counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyColumbia
Location0.5 Mi E Of Catawissa
CarriesHollingshead Co#40
CrossesCatawissa Creek
Coordinates40.95182, -76.44771

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length117.1 ft (35.7 m)
Max Span104.0 ft (31.7 m)
Deck Width15.1 ft (4.6 m)
Deck Area164.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1851 (reconstructed 1999)

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 Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000012776

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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