Structure 10978 · Clarion County, PA

Sr0322 over Clarion River

Carries Sr0322 over Clarion River, Walls Mem. Bridge.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT875 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

875 ft end to end: about 2.4 football fields. 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 deck arch.

Built198739 years old
Length875.0 ft266.7 m
Daily traffic8,620counted 2024
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyClarion
LocationWalls Mem. Bridge
CarriesSr0322
CrossesClarion River
Coordinates41.22578, -79.40100

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length875.0 ft (266.7 m)
Max Span560.0 ft (170.7 m)
Deck Width43.6 ft (13.3 m)
Deck Area3547.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1987

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,620 (2024)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000010978

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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