Structure 5635 · Blair County, PA

Pa 453 over Little Juniata River

Carries Pa 453 over Little Juniata River, .75 Mi.e.of Tyrone.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT307 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

307 ft end to end, longest span 98 ft: about 4 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.

Built1986rebuilt 2012
Length307.1 ft93.6 m
Daily traffic7,691counted 2024
Last inspectedMay 2023every 48 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyBlair
Location.75 Mi.e.of Tyrone
CarriesPa 453
CrossesLittle Juniata River
Coordinates40.66490, -78.22293

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length307.1 ft (93.6 m)
Max Span98.1 ft (29.9 m)
Deck Width47.6 ft (14.5 m)
Deck Area1357.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1986 (reconstructed 2012)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,691 (2024)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000005635

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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