Structure 18968 · Huntingdon County, PA

Laurel Run Road over Laurel Run

Carries Laurel Run Road over Laurel Run, 900 Ft SE Whipple Dam RD.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT34 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

34 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 box-beam bridge.

Built199828 years old
Length34.1 ft10.4 m
Daily traffic45counted 2024
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyHuntingdon
Location900 Ft SE Whipple Dam RD
CarriesLaurel Run Road
CrossesLaurel Run
Coordinates40.67860, -77.87110

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Max Span33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Width22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Area69.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1998

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic45 (2024)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Park/Forest Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000018968

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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