Structure 33756 · Venango County, PA

SR 322 Van Bridge over East Sandy Creek

Carries SR 322 Van Bridge over East Sandy Creek, Rockland Township.

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
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT95 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

95 ft end to end, longest span 47 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.

Built198145 years old
Length95.1 ft29 m
Daily traffic5,595counted 2024
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyVenango
LocationRockland Township
CarriesSR 322 Van Bridge
CrossesEast Sandy Creek
Coordinates41.31732, -79.65508

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length95.1 ft (29 m)
Max Span46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Deck Width39.4 ft (12 m)
Deck Area348 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1981

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,595 (2024)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number000000000033756

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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