Structure 33600 · Union County, PA

T-347 (cty Br 15) over N. Branch Buffalo Creek

Carries T-347 (cty Br 15) over N. Branch Buffalo Creek, 1.1 Mi Nne Of Mifflinburg.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT78 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

78 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 girder bridge.

Built1934rebuilt 2021
Length78.1 ft23.8 m
Daily traffic110counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyUnion
Location1.1 Mi Nne Of Mifflinburg
CarriesT-347 (cty Br 15)
CrossesN. Branch Buffalo Creek
Coordinates40.93240, -77.03736

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length78.1 ft (23.8 m)
Max Span71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Deck Width22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Area159.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1934 (reconstructed 2021)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic110 (2023)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number000000000033600

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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