Structure 8573 · Cambria County, PA

SR 1021 over Beaverdam Run

Carries SR 1021 over Beaverdam Run, Beaver Valley.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT111 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

111 ft end to end, longest span 54 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.

Built1959rebuilt 2008
Length110.9 ft33.8 m
Daily traffic2,224counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyCambria
LocationBeaver Valley
CarriesSR 1021
CrossesBeaverdam Run
Coordinates40.71664, -78.53238

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length110.9 ft (33.8 m)
Max Span54.1 ft (16.5 m)
Deck Width45.9 ft (14 m)
Deck Area473.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1959 (reconstructed 2008)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,224 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000008573

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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