Structure 33845 · Venango County, PA

SR 4006 Mdvle.pike over Patchell Run

Carries SR 4006 Mdvle.pike over Patchell Run, Sugar Creek Borough.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck9/9 · Excellent
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
23 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

23 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 slab bridge.

Built1959rebuilt 2017
Length23.0 ft7 m
Daily traffic1,923counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyVenango
LocationSugar Creek Borough
CarriesSR 4006 Mdvle.pike
CrossesPatchell Run
Coordinates41.42244, -79.84908

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length23.0 ft (7 m)
Max Span21.0 ft (6.4 m)
Deck Width31.5 ft (9.6 m)
Deck Area67.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1959 (reconstructed 2017)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,923 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
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 Number000000000033845

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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