Structure 29662 · Perry County, PA

SR 3009 over Shermans Creek

Carries SR 3009 over Shermans Creek, Near Centre.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT162 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

162 ft end to end, longest span 80 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 through truss.

Built1899rebuilt 2015
Length162.1 ft49.4 m
Daily traffic212counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2022every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyPerry
LocationNear Centre
CarriesSR 3009
CrossesShermans Creek
Coordinates40.35558, -77.40382

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length162.1 ft (49.4 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width14.1 ft (4.3 m)
Deck Area212.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1899 (reconstructed 2015)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic212 (2024)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number000000000029662

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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