Structure 31309 · Snyder County, PA

Railroad Ave. over Flood Channel

Carries Railroad Ave. over Flood Channel, Beaver Springs.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT97 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

97 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 through truss.

Built1871rebuilt 1982
Length97.1 ft29.6 m
Daily traffic100counted 2009
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountySnyder
LocationBeaver Springs
CarriesRailroad Ave.
CrossesFlood Channel
Coordinates40.74697, -77.21176

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length97.1 ft (29.6 m)
Max Span84.0 ft (25.6 m)
Deck Width16.4 ft (5 m)
Deck Area148 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1871 (reconstructed 1982)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic100 (2009)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000031309

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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