Structure 5587 · Blair County, PA

I-99 / US 220 Sbl over 8th AVE Ext Blair Gap Rn

Carries I-99 / US 220 Sbl over 8th AVE Ext Blair Gap Rn, Duncansville.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT224 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

224 ft end to end, longest span 116 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.

Built1983rebuilt 2013
Length224.1 ft68.3 m
Daily traffic7,809counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBlair
LocationDuncansville
CarriesI-99 / US 220 Sbl
Crosses8th AVE Ext Blair Gap Rn
Coordinates40.43017, -78.42562

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length224.1 ft (68.3 m)
Max Span116.1 ft (35.4 m)
Deck Width45.6 ft (13.9 m)
Deck Area949.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1983 (reconstructed 2013)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,809 (2023)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000005587

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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