Structure 17489 · Franklin County, PA

SR 1005 over I-81; SR 0081

Carries SR 1005 over I-81; SR 0081, 1 Mi.s. Shippensburg.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT242 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

242 ft end to end, longest span 78 ft: about 3 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.

Built1963rebuilt 2000
Length242.1 ft73.8 m
Daily traffic1,545counted 2024
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyFranklin
Location1 Mi.s. Shippensburg
CarriesSR 1005
CrossesI-81; SR 0081
Coordinates40.02427, -77.51626

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length242.1 ft (73.8 m)
Max Span78.1 ft (23.8 m)
Deck Width35.8 ft (10.9 m)
Deck Area804.4 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1963 (reconstructed 2000)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,545 (2024)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000017489

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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