Structure 29647 · Perry County, PA

Sr3005;bistline RD over Shermans Creek

Carries Sr3005;bistline RD over Shermans Creek, 1.5 Mi.s. Of Andersonburg.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT104 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

104 ft end to end. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1880rebuilt 2008
Length104.0 ft31.7 m
Daily traffic139counted 2024
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyPerry
Location1.5 Mi.s. Of Andersonburg
CarriesSr3005;bistline RD
CrossesShermans Creek
Coordinates40.33398, -77.47046

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length104.0 ft (31.7 m)
Max Span99.1 ft (30.2 m)
Deck Width14.8 ft (4.5 m)
Deck Area142.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1880 (reconstructed 2008)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic139 (2024)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000029647

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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