Structure 40017 · Lycoming County, PA

SR 15 North Bound over Over SR 284

Carries SR 15 North Bound over Over SR 284, 1 Mi.south Of Buttonwood.

Overall conditionGood

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT219 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

219 ft end to end, longest span 95 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.

Built199828 years old
Length219.2 ft66.8 m
Daily traffic5,520counted 2024
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 48 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyLycoming
Location1 Mi.south Of Buttonwood
CarriesSR 15 North Bound
CrossesOver SR 284
Coordinates41.48333, -77.13333

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length219.2 ft (66.8 m)
Max Span95.1 ft (29 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area855.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1998

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,520 (2024)
Truck Traffic26%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000040017

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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