Structure 33520 · Union County, PA

SR 2001 over Buffalo Creek

Carries SR 2001 over Buffalo Creek, 1 Mi W Buffalo Crossroads.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT171 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

171 ft end to end, longest span 42 ft: about 2 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 box-beam bridge.

Built196066 years old
Length170.9 ft52.1 m
Daily traffic586counted 2024
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyUnion
Location1 Mi W Buffalo Crossroads
CarriesSR 2001
CrossesBuffalo Creek
Coordinates40.96556, -76.98829

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length170.9 ft (52.1 m)
Max Span42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Width33.5 ft (10.2 m)
Deck Area531.4 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1960

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic586 (2024)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000033520

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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