Structure 12755 · Columbia County, PA

SR 4049 over West Branch Fishing Crk

Carries SR 4049 over West Branch Fishing Crk, Village Of Central.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
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 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

162 ft end to end, longest span 79 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built199630 years old
Length162.1 ft49.4 m
Daily traffic242counted 2023
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 48 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyColumbia
LocationVillage Of Central
CarriesSR 4049
CrossesWest Branch Fishing Crk
Coordinates41.29189, -76.37141

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length162.1 ft (49.4 m)
Max Span79.1 ft (24.1 m)
Deck Width31.5 ft (9.6 m)
Deck Area474.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1996

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic242 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000012755

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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