Structure 42488 · Cambria County, PA

Pa 56 over US 219

Carries Pa 56 over US 219, Over Tr 219 At SR 8005.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT179 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

179 ft end to end, longest span 86 ft: about 2 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.

Built200422 years old
Length179.1 ft54.6 m
Daily traffic17,166counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2023every 48 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyCambria
LocationOver Tr 219 At SR 8005
CarriesPa 56
CrossesUS 219
Coordinates40.29458, -78.84121

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length179.1 ft (54.6 m)
Max Span86.0 ft (26.2 m)
Deck Width58.7 ft (17.9 m)
Deck Area977.3 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2004

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,166 (2024)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000042488

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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