Structure 16236 · Erie County, PA

SR 2006 Wattsburg over Over French Creek

Carries SR 2006 Wattsburg over Over French Creek, Waterford Township.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT420 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

420 ft end to end, longest span 167 ft: about 6 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.

Built1967rebuilt 2019
Length419.9 ft128 m
Daily traffic542counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 48 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyErie
LocationWaterford Township
CarriesSR 2006 Wattsburg
CrossesOver French Creek
Coordinates41.95280, -79.89147

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length419.9 ft (128 m)
Max Span167.0 ft (50.9 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area1254.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1967 (reconstructed 2019)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic542 (2024)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000016236

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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