Structure 33381 · Union County, PA

Sr0015 over Buffalo Creek

Carries Sr0015 over Buffalo Creek, Boro Of Lewisburg.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT152 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

152 ft end to end, longest span 73 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.

Built1930rebuilt 1989
Length151.9 ft46.3 m
Daily traffic21,561counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyUnion
LocationBoro Of Lewisburg
CarriesSr0015
CrossesBuffalo Creek
Coordinates40.97194, -76.89161

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length151.9 ft (46.3 m)
Max Span73.2 ft (22.3 m)
Deck Width96.5 ft (29.4 m)
Deck Area1361.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1930 (reconstructed 1989)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic21,561 (2023)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000033381

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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