Structure 55748 · Tioga County, PA

Pa 287 over Norris Brook

Carries Pa 287 over Norris Brook, 1 Mi S Of Middlebury Ctr.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT53 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 8/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9 · sets the rating

53 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.

Built20188 years old
Length53.1 ft16.2 m
Daily traffic4,777counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 46 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyTioga
Location1 Mi S Of Middlebury Ctr
CarriesPa 287
CrossesNorris Brook
Coordinates41.82229, -77.28904

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length53.1 ft (16.2 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area213.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2018

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,777 (2024)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 46 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000055748

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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