Structure 8321 · Butler County, PA

Main Street over B&p Railroad

Carries Main Street over B&p Railroad, Harmony Main Street.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT33 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

33 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.

Built1916rebuilt 1978
Length33.1 ft10.1 m
Daily traffic50counted 2005
Last inspectedMay 2024every 22 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyButler
LocationHarmony Main Street
CarriesMain Street
CrossesB&p Railroad
Coordinates40.80210, -80.12760

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Max Span28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Width39.4 ft (12 m)
Deck Area121.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1916 (reconstructed 1978)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic50 (2005)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 22 months
OwnerRailroad
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000008321

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.

Nearby Bridges