Structure 17784 · Fulton County, PA

I-70 Wbl over Pa 915 & L. Brush Creek

Carries I-70 Wbl over Pa 915 & L. Brush Creek, Over Tr 915 At Exit 151.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT252 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

252 ft end to end, longest span 85 ft: 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1963rebuilt 2004
Length252.0 ft76.8 m
Daily traffic6,649counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 48 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyFulton
LocationOver Tr 915 At Exit 151
CarriesI-70 Wbl
CrossesPa 915 & L. Brush Creek
Coordinates39.94905, -78.23113

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length252.0 ft (76.8 m)
Max Span85.0 ft (25.9 m)
Deck Width37.4 ft (11.4 m)
Deck Area875.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1963 (reconstructed 2004)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,649 (2023)
Truck Traffic37%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000017784

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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