Structure 17686 · Franklin County, PA

Shimpstown RD over Licking Creek

Carries Shimpstown RD over Licking Creek, At Clay Lick RD Intersect.

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
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT77 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

77 ft end to end, longest span 37 ft. 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.

Built196066 years old
Length77.1 ft23.5 m
Daily traffic300counted 2009
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyFranklin
LocationAt Clay Lick RD Intersect
CarriesShimpstown RD
CrossesLicking Creek
Coordinates39.77752, -77.92529

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length77.1 ft (23.5 m)
Max Span37.1 ft (11.3 m)
Deck Width24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Area178.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1960

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic300 (2009)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number000000000017686

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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